President Donald Trump suggested some federal workers won't automatically be paid for their forced time off work during the government shutdown while fielding reporters' questions from the Oval Office on Tuesday. Photo by Shawn Thew/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 7 (UPI) -- As the federal government's shutdown continues, President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested some furloughed federal workers won't get back pay.
Trump made the suggestion in the Oval Office while responding to a reporter's question ahead of a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
"The Democrats have put a lot of people in great risk and jeopardy," Trump responded in the press conference.
"For the most part, we're going to take care of our people. There are some people that really don't deserve to be taken care of, and we'll take care of them in a different way."
