As the federal government's shutdown continues, President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested some furloughed federal workers won't get back pay when it ends.

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Except Donald Trump himself signed the current law requiring federal employees to get back pay.

President Donald Trump said some furloughed federal workers “don’t deserve” to receive back pay when the federal government shutdown is over.

As the federal government's shutdown continues, President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested some furloughed federal workers won't get back pay when it ends.

OMB argues an amendment to a 2019 act would not guarantee furloughed workers post-shutdown pay

With the shutdown about to enter its second week, Trump says some furloughed workers "don't deserve to be taken care of".

Consequently, approximately 700,000 government employees are at risk of not receiving their pay, according to the report

The memo is seen as a pressure tactic on Democrats as the US government shutdown heads into its eighth day.

Federal employee union leaders say being furloughed or still working, but without pay, has created personal hardships as the government sits largely idle.

Furloughed federal employees are about to start missing paychecks, but they aren't ready to give in yet: "We are willing to take some temporary pain."