WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said that some furloughed federal employees may not receive back pay once the government reopens, following earlier threats to lay off federal workers during shutdown.
"I would say it depends on who we're talking about. I can tell you this, the Democrats have put a lot of people in great risk and jeopardy, but it really depends on who you're talking about, " Trump said at the White House Oval Office.
"But for the most part, we're going to take care of our people. There are some people that really don't deserve to be taken care of, and we will take care of them in a different way, " he said.
The US president did not provide further details on which furloughed federal employees might not receive back pay, Xinhua news agency reported.