Trump has made clear that he cares little about any unequal fallout from the government shutdown. As he sent National Guard troops into Democratic cities across the country, Trump was asked about a White House memo threatening to deny backpay to the hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers (which has been called “illegal and morally corrupt” by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility).
“We’re going to take care of our people,” Trump said. “There are some people that really don’t deserve to be taken care of, and we’ll take care of them in a different way.”
