{"id":284152,"date":"2025-10-04T00:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T23:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/donald-trump-threatens-mass-layoffs-during-us-government-shutdown-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T00:00:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T23:00:17","slug":"donald-trump-threatens-mass-layoffs-during-us-government-shutdown-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/donald-trump-threatens-mass-layoffs-during-us-government-shutdown-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump threatens \u2018mass layoffs\u2019 during US government shutdown | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/qRmjN5jQRBc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump threatens \u2018mass layoffs\u2019 during US government shutdown | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qRmjN5jQRBc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The US government shutdown has entered its third day with the threat of job cuts hanging over staff and the the pause of public programmes.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has threatened mass layoffs and said he and his budget director will work out which &quot;Democrat Agencies&quot; to cut.<\/p>\n<p>Trump suggested Republicans should seize the opportunity to &quot;clear out dead wood&quot; and gave no hint of concessions to Democratic demands that legislation funding the government should include healthcare insurance subsidies.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill, meanwhile, continued to blame each other for failing to keep federal agencies open.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are staying home, while others worked without pay. <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#US #USGovernment #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US government shutdown has entered its third day with the threat of job cuts hanging over staff and the the pause of public programmes. 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