The White House says to prepare for mass layoffs if the government stops

The White House told its agencies to prepare for mass layoffs if the congress does not avoid a government closure next week, according to a note obtained by the American media.

In the Memo, the Budget and Management Office orders federal agencies to start writing “strength reduction” plans for programs whose funding will be launched if the congress does not comply with a budgetary deadline of September 30.

The warning intervened after Trump refused a meeting on Tuesday with democrats who seek to obtain funding for health care in the context of budgetary negotiations.

“We hope that the Democrats at the Congress will not trigger a closure and the stages described above will not be necessary,” said the service note.

The MEMO of the Office Budget warns permanent layoffs specifically for programs, projects and federal activities that do not have alternative sources of financing and do not “comply with the president’s priorities”.

Many federal government agencies are counting on annual financing approved by the Congress. Each year, these agencies submit their requests, which the congress must adopt and the president must sign budgetary legislation for the next financial year.

A judgment takes place if an agreement is not concluded at the start of the financial year on October 1, which means that all non -essential discretionary functions stop.

Last week, the Republicans of the House of Representatives – with a Democrat – adopted a short -term measure to maintain the funded government until November 20, but the Senate Democrats blocked the bill.

Instead, they proposed their own plan that would restore the funding of health care after the policy of Trump Megabill in July – also known as “One, Big Beautiful Bill” – made large cups in Medicaid, the health care program invoked by millions of disabled and low -income Americans.

Trump said on Tuesday that he was canceling a meeting with the leaders of the Democratic Party Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, saying that their requests were “non -serious and ridiculous”.

“I decided that no meeting with their Congress leaders could be productive,” wrote Trump on social networks.

After the news of the dismissal memo note, the Democrats accused the White House of having used intimidation tactics.

“Donald Trump has dismissed federal workers since the first day – not to govern, but to scare,” said Schumer, the minority chief of the Democratic Senate. “It is not new and has nothing to do with the funding of the government.”

Since his entry into office, Trump has already dismissed thousands of federal workers thanks to his cost reduction initiative with the Ministry of Government efficiency (DOGE).