House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s administration as it prepared for potential layoffs of federal workers during the government shutdown, calling the situation “regrettable” but faulting Democrats for blocking Republican funding proposals, The Hill reported.
“We haven’t seen the details yet about what’s happening,” Johnson said when asked by NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker if he supported the layoffs. “But it is a regrettable situation that the president does not want.”
Welker pressed Johnson on whether he personally favored cutting jobs. “No,” the Louisiana Republican replied. “I want Chuck Schumer to do the right thing that he’s done throughout his 30-plus-year career in Congress and vote to keep the government open. We have to end the shutdown.”
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