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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that some temporarily suspended federal employees may not receive pay when the government reopens, following earlier threats to fire federal workers during the shutdown.
"I would say it depends on who we're talking about. I can tell you this: the Democrats have put a lot of people at great risk, but it really depends on who you're talking about," Trump said in the Oval Office.
"But, for the most part, we're going to take care of our people. There are people who really don't deserve to be taken care of, and we're going to take care of them differently," he said.
The US President did not provide further details about which federal employees may not receive pay during the forced leave.
Earlier in the day, Axios reported that suspended federal employees are not guaranteed compensation for forced leave during the government shutdown, citing a draft White House memo.
While D. Trump continued to blame Democrats for the government shutdown impasse, Democratic leaders blamed Republicans.
"Republicans shut down the government instead of fixing health care for Americans across the country," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on social media.
After the previous shutdown, which lasted 35 days and ended in January 2019, D. Trump signed a law guaranteeing the payment of wages to federal employees affected by similar situations in the future. –0–
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