Trump threatens not to back pay federal employees for wages during the government shutdown.

Jin10 reported on October 8 that Trump stated he may block the retroactive payment of some federal employees' salaries after the government resumes normal operations, a move that will intensify legal scrutiny over a series of actions taken by the government during the shutdown. "It really depends on who you are talking about, but overall, we will take care of our people," he told reporters at the White House. "Some people really do not deserve to be taken care of, and we will deal with them in a different way."