Karoline Leavitt blames Democrats for looming job losses and says Trump administration expects thousands to be furloughed

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US government layoffs could be in the thousands, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt has said, as the federal government entered the second day of the shutdown. She did not provide details.

Look, it’s likely going to be in the thousands. And that’s something that the Office of Management and Budget and the entire team at the White House here, again, is unfortunately having to work on today.