Federal firings could reach 10,000 during shutdown, Vought says

OMB director Russell Vought said Wednesday that more than 10,000 federal workers could end up getting fired during the shutdown.Why it matters: That's more than twice as many terminations as the White House said it was conducting just last week in court filings.Catch up quick: In court filings last week, the White House said it planned to lay off at least 4,100 federal workers.Zoom in: Asked about this on the Charlie Kirk Show, which was broadcast from the White House Wednesdady, Vought said the number "could grow higher. I think we'll probably end up being somewhere north of 10,000."Vice President J.D. Vance and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt also appeared on the show, the day after Pres. Trump posthumously awarded Kirk the presidential Medal of Freedom.Editor's note: This is a breaking news story

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