Trump admin using shutdown as ‘opportunity’ to cut fed positions: Reporter

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(NewsNation) — The government shutdown is expected to continue into at least next week, meaning hundreds of thousands of federal workers will face furloughs, and average Americans will experience delays in their everyday lives. Brett Samuels, a reporter with The Hill, tells “Morning in America” he believes the Trump administration could use this pause to further its agenda of slashing the federal workforce.

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