India, Sept. 27 -- The Trump administration has threatened to fire federal workers rather than simply furlough them if the government shuts down on October 1. This comes as House Democrats are holding a caucus meeting to discuss the funding deadline, Axios reported, citing an invitation. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer have asked President Trump to sit down with them to discuss the details.

Trump blamed Democrats for the potential shutdown. "Democrats want to shut [government] down, and they want to shut it down because they want to give billions, ultimately trillions, of dollars to illegal migrants. These people are crazy... They're the ones that are shutting down government," he said.

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