Workers at several federal agencies received an email from their leaders late Tuesday blaming Democrats in Congress for the government shutdown — a clear use of government resources toward political ends by the Trump administration. It’s normal for a government agency to try to prepare employees for the possibility of a government shutdown. It is not normal for agency leaders to blame one party or another through official communications to workers or the public, due to restrictions against political activities by federal employees. Then again, the Trump administration does not hold itself to the same government ethics guidelines as its predecessors. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has warned that it will use the shutdown as an opportunity to fire more federal workers.

Source: Huffington Post October 01, 2025 22:09 UTC