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This is the prediction from a week ago:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-golf-shutdown_us_5c181df5e4b08db99056bd30
WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump, clad in a golf shirt and golf hat under a warm South Florida sun, hitting a drive off the tee while Secret Service agents protecting him are forced to work without paychecks, possibly for weeks, because Congress wouldnt pay for Trumps Great Wall.
Such is the nightmare public relations scenario facing the White House less than a week before the Department of Homeland Security and other key government agencies run out of money at midnight Friday while Trump is scheduled to fly that day to his Mar-a-Lago resort for a 16-day vacation.
The U.S. Secret Service is among the half-dozen agencies in the quarter-million-employee DHS, which also includes the U.S. Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration. Other major agencies facing a shutdown include the departments of state, treasury and interior. Many of the affected employees would be deemed essential and be forced to work anyway. None would be paid during the shutdown and would have to get by on savings or short-term loans.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)He has already taken more vacation time in 2 years than did Obama in 8 years, and they do not care.
The GOP has been so successful in demonizing government that even those of his base who are dependent on government for their income will still support him.
pnwmom
(108,978 posts)guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Conservatives claim to hate government.
Mr.Bill
(24,292 posts)oh, wait...
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)But Trump voters might not make the connection.
GemDigger
(4,305 posts)lockdown. In DC.
watoos
(7,142 posts)at least over Christmas. He summoned Melania and Barron back to Washington.