CNN: American officials may face mass layoffs amid shutdown

US President Donald Trump has hinted at the need to reduce the number of civil servants due to the government shutdown.

This is reported by CNN.

“The Democrats want to close it [the government], so when you allow a shutdown, you have to fire people,” CNN quoted Donald Trump as saying.

The announcement was made before the start of the new fiscal year. Journalists note that Trump does not disclose details of upcoming events.

Earlier, the US Senate did not adopt the draft budget, which caused the government to suspend its work.