Federal firings could reach 10,000 during shutdown, Vought says

OMB director Russell Vought said Wednesday that more than 10,000 federal workers could end up getting fired during the shutdown.

Why it matters: That's more than twice as many terminations as the White House said it was conducting just last week in court filings.

Catch up quick: In court filings last week, the White House said it planned to lay off at least 4,100 federal workers.

Where it stands: "Much of the reporting has been based on kind of court snapshots," Vought said Wednesday on the Charlie Kirk Show, broadcast from the White House. • "I think it'll get much higher," he added. "I think we'll probably end up being somewhere north of 10,000."

Zoom in: Vought also highlighted what he's done to close down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB. • "We don't have anyon