Trump threatens no back pay for federal workers in shutdown

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration warned on Tuesday of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a government shutdown, reversing what has been long-standing policy for some 750,000 furloughed employees, according to a memo being circulated by the White House.

Trump signed into law after the longest government shutdown in 2019 legislation to ensure federal workers receive back pay during any federal funding lapse. But in the new memo, his Office of Management and Budget says back pay must be provided by Congress, if it chooses to do so, as part of any bill to fund the government.

The move by the Republican administration was widely seen as a strong-arm tactic — a way to pressure lawmakers to reopen the government, now in the seventh day of a shutdown.

“There are some people that don’t deserve to be taken care of, and we’ll take care of them in a different way,” Trump said during an event at the White House.

He said back pay “depends on who we’re talking about.” Asked a second time about backpay for furloughed federal workers given that the requirement is spelled out in law, Trump said: “I follow the law, and what the law says is correct.”

Refusing retroactive pay to the workers, some of whom must remain on the job as essential employees, would be a stark departure from norms and practices and almost certainly would be met with legal action.

Source: https://apnews.com/article/trump-federal-workers-back-bay-shutdown-785eb776d2312d1f68f7e91961d0a93a

 

[jimmytimestep 2,960]

Honestly, let him try. He won’t win, and all it will do is generate negative feelings toward him, and I’m here for that. 

[Lord Mayhem 3,597]

How would the Supreme Court find that legal? They are entitled to that money...Congress voted on it

[Bronco 27,701]

If he follows through with this the entire military will turn on him

[LG2008 6,345]

2 minutes ago, Bronco said:

If he follows through with this the entire military will turn on him

I always knew that clown would be digging his own grave (not literally—just in case )

[bpmMonkey 7,832]

This is hilarious. The USA is turning in such an unserious country by the day and none of their people or elected representatives have the balls to stand up to this senior clown 

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On 10/7/2025 at 7:25 PM, jimmytimestep said:

Honestly, let him try. He won’t win, and all it will do is generate negative feelings toward him, and I’m here for that. 

This is what i was thinking. All those republican federal workers gonna hate him now

[PunkTheFunk 125,733]

Back pay?