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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kelly Rissman

TACO returns: ‘Growing belief’ in Washington that Trump is backing out on pledge to fire workers amid shutdown

President Donald Trump has threatened mass layoffs and other “irreversible” consequences from the government shutdown — but some in Washington believe that he could be shying away from those plans, according to a report.

Now more than a week into the shutdown, those threats have not manifested, leading to a “growing belief” that it might be another example of “TACO,” - or “Trump Always Chickens Out,” - the Washington Post reported.

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