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pnwmom

(108,978 posts)
Sat Dec 22, 2018, 05:22 PM Dec 2018

WH nightmare: Trump golfs while his Secret Service Agents work without pay

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 wouldn’t pay for Trump’s “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.

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WH nightmare: Trump golfs while his Secret Service Agents work without pay (Original Post) pnwmom Dec 2018 OP
Trump's supporters do not care what he does. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #1
The Secret Service agents working without pay will care. n/t pnwmom Dec 2018 #2
True, but they will not speak up about this. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #3
As long as the stock market is doing great... Mr.Bill Dec 2018 #5
Yes, there is that. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #7
New law should be made. If the government is shutdown the Prez who did it should be on GemDigger Dec 2018 #4
Last I heard Trump is staying in Washington, watoos Dec 2018 #6
He considers them servants anyway. He wouldn't care. kairos12 Dec 2018 #8

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
1. Trump's supporters do not care what he does.
Sat Dec 22, 2018, 05:29 PM
Dec 2018

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.

GemDigger

(4,305 posts)
4. New law should be made. If the government is shutdown the Prez who did it should be on
Sat Dec 22, 2018, 06:42 PM
Dec 2018

lockdown. In DC.

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
6. Last I heard Trump is staying in Washington,
Sat Dec 22, 2018, 08:10 PM
Dec 2018

at least over Christmas. He summoned Melania and Barron back to Washington.

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