Trump says there could be firings and project cuts if shutdown continues

WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said firings of federal workers and cuts to projects could occur if a government shutdown that began Wednesday continues.

"There could be firings, and that's their fault," Trump said of Democrats in Congress, when asked during an interview with OAN television network about a recent memo from the Office of Management and Budget that raised prospects of firings.

"We could cut projects that they wanted, favorite projects, and they'd be permanently cut," he said, adding "I am allowed to cut things that should have never been approved in the first place and I will probably do that."