Beshear Says Trump Using Federal Workers as a Prop

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) took note in an NPR interview of President Trump’s threat to permanently fire federal employees as a way to pressure Democrats to end the government shutdown.

Said Beshear: “If he fires a bunch of people, it’s not because Democrats wouldn’t reach a deal. It’s because the president decides and actually fires people.”

He added: “People aren’t a negotiating tool. They are not a prop. And that’s how he’s treating these families.”