00:00U.S. President Donald Trump warns that federal workers could be fired and projects cut if the government shutdown continues.
00:08The federal government partially closed on Wednesday after Congress failed to pass a funding deal with only essential services still running.
00:18Well, there could be firings and that's their fault and it could also be other things.
00:23I mean, we could cut projects that they wanted, favorite projects, and they'd be permanently cut.
00:28But so you could say, a lot of people are saying, Trump wanted this, that I wanted this closing, and I didn't want it.
00:34Trump said he and his budget director will work out which he termed as Democrat agencies to cut as the U.S. government shutdown approached its third day.
00:44White House spokeswoman Carolyn Levitt on Thursday said thousands of federal jobs are on the line, though she gave no specifics.
00:52Several unions have sued to block the move, but courts have so far allowed layoffs to proceed.
00:58One of the things that he did, his cabinet and the other.
00:59One of the things that he did, his cabinet and the other.
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