One of Trump’s main goals is to dismantle the Deep State. It’s partly why he was elected to the presidency.
And the White House made an ominous warning that’s sent the Deep State into an all out panic.
The White House just dropped a bombshell on the swamp creatures grinding America’s gears to a halt. Federal workers sidelined by this Democrat-fueled government shutdown aren’t promised a dime in back pay. That’s right—while Chuck Schumer and his crew play political chicken, everyday taxpayers might dodge the bill for keeping idle bureaucrats on the dole.
Picture this: Up to 750,000 non-essential government employees twiddling their thumbs, all because Senate Democrats refuse to budge on a simple funding bill. The Trump administration isn’t beating around the bush—if they act on their sharp legal take, it cranks up the heat on these shutdown saboteurs to wrap this mess up fast, or watch their own get stiffed on paychecks.
Diving into the details, a fresh memo from the White House Office of Management and Budget tears apart the so-called Government Employee Fair Treatment Act. Trump inked that law back in his first go-round, but now it’s clear as day: the thing falls short and doesn’t lock in automatic compensation once the lights flicker back on.
“Does this law cover all these furloughed employees automatically? The conventional wisdom is: Yes, it does. Our view is: No, it doesn’t,” a White House official stated.
President Trump and his Republican allies in Congress are pushing hard for a straightforward stopgap funding measure—a clean continuing resolution that skips the bloated Obamacare handouts set to lapse by year’s end.
“This would not have happened if Democrats voted for the clean CR,” a Trump admin official said to Axios.
At the heart of the White House’s stance is a no-nonsense read of GEFTA itself. The law spells out payments for “obligations incurred” way back in the 2019 shutdown fiasco. But here’s the kicker—the administration argues it’s not some magic wand that auto-fills pay stubs every time Congress drops the ball.
“If it [GEFTA] was self-executing” in future shutdowns, “why did Congress do that? It’s precedent,” a White House official said.
“The law here is quite clear. The caveat is, if you follow the law,” said Sam Berger, a senior fellow at the Center for Policy and Budget Priorities.
Enter Senator Joni Ernst from Iowa, a true fighter who’s been sounding the alarm on this taxpayer rip-off. She’s laid it out plain: Every single day of this Democrat blockade costs us $400 million—just to park 750,000 bureaucrats at home with their feet up.
“Make no mistake – the Schumer Shutdown is hitting Americans where it hurts the most – their wallets. Every day Democrats drag this on, taxpayers will foot a $400 million bill for 750,000 non-essential bureaucrats NOT to work,” she said.
Ernst’s words cut through the fog like a Midwest winter wind. This isn’t about compassion for civil servants; it’s about holding the line against fiscal insanity. Families scraping by on Main Street don’t get paid vacations when politicians bicker—why should the elite in D.C.?
Trump’s team is channeling that same populist fire, refusing to let Democrats weaponize federal paychecks as leverage.
By zeroing in on those “obligations incurred,” the White House is forcing a reckoning. No more treating shutdowns like paid holidays. If Democrats want the spigot flowing again, they need to swallow their Obamacare pride and pass the clean bill on Trump’s desk.
The beauty here? This move empowers the forgotten men and women of America. It spotlights how the donor class and their pet projects—like those expiring subsidies—suck resources from things that actually matter.
Critics on the left will howl about cruelty, but let’s call it what it is: accountability. For too long, shutdowns have been a Democrat tantrum tactic, with Republicans left holding the bag. Not this time. Trump’s crew is flipping the script, making the pain real for those who engineered it.
As the clock ticks toward another week of gridlock, one thing’s crystal clear: The American people are fed up. They elected Trump to drain the swamp, not fund its endless vacations. Democrats can end this circus today—or watch their grandstanding boomerang right back at them.
Stay tuned to The Federalist Wire.
