President Donald Trump said at a meeting on Tuesday that his administration will soon release a list of what he called “Democrat programs” and signaled the cuts would be permanent as a two-week-long government shutdown grinds on.
During a White House lunch event with Argentine President Javier Milei, Trump said his administration will not be closing Republican programs “because we think they work.” His comments come after shutdown-related layoffs were initiated late last week by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought.
