On October 10, the U.S. federal government ¡°stopped¡± into its tenth day. White House Administration and Budget Office Director Walter announced on social media that the federal government¡¯s cuts have begun.

Walter's news released on social media only had one sentence and did not disclose the specific number of layoffs or specific departments. According to US media reports, the layoffs for federal employees may be large in number and have a wide impact. The Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Finance all have plans to lay off employees.

The U.S. Federation of Government Employees posted the post on social media, saying that "a lawsuit has been filed."The organization's national chairman, Everett Kelly, said in a statement that the Trump administration has "illegally dismissed" thousands of employees who provide critical services to communities across the country on the pretext of a "stop," which is shameful that federal employees are tired of being used by politicians as political and personal interests.

Trump and White House officials have repeatedly said that the federal government will lay off employees once it "shuts down", and that Democrats should be responsible for this. Democratic leaders believe that Republicans are trying to use federal employees as pawns in this budget dispute, and call it a means of intimidation and threat.

Trump said on the 8th that employees forced to take leave may not receive retroactive wages. He threatened again at a cabinet meeting on the 9th:"We will cut some Democratic projects that are very popular but not popular with Republicans." Previously, the Trump administration has repeatedly cut federal funds allocated to Democratic states.

The American media pointed out that firing federal employees is not a normal practice during the government's "shutdown". Under normal circumstances, during the "shutdown" of the U.S. government, employees who provide "necessary services" go to work without pay, and hundreds of thousands of employees are forced to take unpaid vacation. After the government "opens the door" again, it will pay back wages to employees.

A report in The New York Times believes that the Trump administration's move by trying to fire federal employees during the government's "shutdown" may further escalate the current financial deadlock and lead to high costs. Trump sees the "lockout" as a political advantage, taking the opportunity to reschedule the federal budget and retaliate against political opponents.

Because the Senate failed to pass a new temporary appropriation bill before the federal government ran out of funds, the U.S. federal government "shut down" again after nearly seven years from 0:00 Eastern Time on October 1st. On the 9th, the Senate still failed to pass the new temporary appropriation bill. Both the proposals of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party were rejected again, and the two sides reached a deadlock.