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A federal worker explains why she's not afraid of Trump's layoff threat

By Andrea Hsu

Published October 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM EDT

Some federal workers closely following President Trump's threats of mass layoffs and funding cuts in the shutdown say it's nothing new. He's been doing those same things since January.

Andrea Hsu

Andrea Hsu is NPR's labor and workplace correspondent.

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