Trump said some workers won't receive back pay and don't deserve to be taken care of

Yes, he's said that, then they backtracked, not sure where they stand now. The law is pretty clear though that back pay is owed to the furloughed workers.

EDIT:

https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/10/tuesday-trump-admi...

That article covers the backtracking. Yesterday no back pay, today they tell the employees they will get back pay.

It is incredible how unhinged “businessman” can be