WASHINGTON —

The White House is warning of mass layoffs during the ongoing government shutdown , but one day after funding for federal agencies lapsed, some key details remained unclear.

During a press briefing on Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt declined to give a specific timeline for when layoffs would start .

"Two days, imminent, very soon," Leavitt said. "It's not unclear. All of those things are very synonymous with one another."

Leavitt declined to provide a percentage of the workforce that could be fired.

Vice President J.D. Vance, who also took part in Wednesday's briefing, said the administration "hasn't made any final decisions about what we're going to do with certain workers.

"Let's be honest, if this thing drags on for another few days or, God

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