“President Trump has said he could use this as an opportunity to further cut government, and turn some of those temporary furloughs into permanent job cuts. Speaker, can you assess what you are expecting in terms of the job cuts and how severe they could be?” Bartiromo asked. Johnson replied: “Yes, the president and I talked about this at great length. He gets to decide now what services are essential, what programs and policies should be continued, and which would not be a priority for taxpayers – that is what is about to happen and Chuck Schumer has allowed that. So from his political perspective, it is a pretty massive backlash and there’s a real opportunity for government to work more efficiently for people if those decisions are made.”Watch above via Fox Business.