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A federal worker explains why she's not afraid of Trump's layoff threat

By Andrea Hsu
Published October 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM EDT

Some federal workers closely following President Trump's threats of mass layoffs and funding cuts in the shutdown say it's nothing new. He's been doing those same things since January.

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Andrea Hsu
Andrea Hsu is NPR's labor and workplace correspondent.
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