Why Trump is using the shutdown to push mass job cuts in agencies he calls a 'scam'

President Donald Trump is using the ongoing government shutdown to push for sweeping job cuts across federal agencies he has labelled “Democrat Agencies” and a “political SCAM. ” The move follows his recent meeting with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought to determine which departments should face temporary or permanent cuts. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he met with Vought “to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a political SCAM, he recommends to be cut, and whether or not those cuts will be temporary or permanent,” as reported by The Independent. He described the shutdown as an “unprecedented opportunity” provided by “Radical Left Democrats.” Job cuts linked to shutdown and political targeting Unlike previous shut