Trump touts government shutdown as an 'unprecedented opportunity' for cuts

Well, the White House is now warning that mass layoffs of federal workers are imminent as the government shutdown drags on for a second day with no end in sight. President Trump is calling this an unprecedented opportunity. He's urging Republicans in Congress to use the shutdown to quote clear out dead wood and make cuts to the government.Listen to this. Well, there could be firings and that's their fault. And it could also be other things.I mean, we could cut projects that they wanted, favorite projects, a ...