President Donald Trump threatened mass firings of federal workers as the US hurtles toward a shutdown with Democrats and Republicans at an impasse over funding the government.“We may do a lot and that’s only because of the Democrats,

Shutdown looms: Congressional leaders were far apart in a standoff over funding the government and there were no signs they planned to meet again ahead of the midnight deadline to avert a shutdown. Hundreds of thousands of government workers are set to be furloughed, and some government services would be disrupted.

With time running out, the president thought it’d be good to target Democrats with a video that was equal parts vulgar, racist and dishonest.

The government runs out of money at the end of the day Tuesday, and the two parties remain far from an agreement to avert a shutdown.

As the US government barrels toward a shutdown, President Donald Trump shared a racist video on social media, which appears to be AI-generated, depicting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wearing a sombrero and a mustache and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaking in a fake voice.

Congressional Republican and Democratic leaders failed to come to an agreement during a meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday as part of an eleventh-hour effort to avoid a federal shutdown, which is scheduled for Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. ET.

President Trump suggests that his administration could make “irreversible” cuts and actions if a deal is not reached to avoid a federal government shutdown.