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CNN’s Kaitlan Collins pushed White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt during Monday’s briefing over who is to blame if federal workers are laid off during the government shutdown. “The president said yesterday that Democrats will be to blame if federal workers lose their jobs,” Collins began. “Historically, though in past shutdowns, workers have been furloughed, not laid off en masse. So, wouldn’t that be the president’s call to lay people off? “As I’ve said repeatedly, Kaitlan, this convers

CNN's Kaitlan Collins reports on the demolition of the White House East Wing as President Donald Trump adds a $200 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom. Read more: https://cnn.it/3JkQkjc | CNN