Trump Summons Thousands Back to Work Without Pay as Shutdown Drags On

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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it would summon tens of thousands of federal employees back to work without pay to get the government running amid a partial shutdown well into its third week, as the White House and increasingly agitated lawmakers on Capitol Hill cast about for a way to end to the stalemate.

On a day of inertia and theatrics in Washington, the partisan disconnect fueling the deadlock was on full — sometimes absurd — display. House Democrats spurned an invitation by President Trump to a bipartisan lunch at the White House, drawing howls of outrage from Mr. Trump’s team, while Democrats dismissed the steak-and-potatoes meal as little more than a photo opportunity. A group of House Democratic freshmen marched across the Capitol — with reporters in tow — to publicly confront Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, with demands to end the impasse. But Mr. McConnell was not in his office, so they left a note.

In between the choreographed scenes of non-negotiation, Republicans and Democrats toiled privately to find a solution that Mr. Trump would accept. The talks were expected to continue Wednesday, after the president issued yet another lunch invitation to a group of centrists from both parties, the Problem Solvers Caucus, who were weighing whether to attend.

Senior administration officials, in the latest indication that they do not expect the partial shutdown to end anytime soon, made contingency plans to call back workers without pay. The Federal Aviation Administration said it was bringing thousands of furloughed inspectors and other employees back to work, while the Internal Revenue Service released a plan to have 46,000 of its 80,000 employees on the job for tax-filing season, up from about 10,000.

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Doesn't pay contractors. Doesn't want to pay federal employees. I guess he's consistent.

[RainCaster]

1. What sort of POS won't pay those who do his bidding?

This is a look into the very tiny mind of DFT.

[C_U_L8R]

2. Of course, Republicans just love slavery

This is so fundamentally unfair and this whole shutdown business is so corrupt.... don't these people have any remedy? Can they sue? Can their unions sue? No one should have to endure Donald Trump's abuse.

[bdamomma]

3. tRump

a vile POS who has no apathy for anyone. You don't do this to people, tRump has no respect for anyone.

He's a fucking con man. There's a place waiting for him in hell.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. Don't you mean empathy? He seems to have plenty of apathy.

em·pa·thy
[ˈempəTHē]

NOUN
the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
synonyms:
compassion · sympathy · pity · empathy · feeling · concern · considerateness · consideration · tenderness · tender-heartedness · kindness · kind-heartedness



ap·a·thy
[ˈapəTHē]

NOUN
lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
"widespread apathy among students"
synonyms:
indifference · lack of interest · lack of enthusiasm · lack of concern · unconcern · uninterestedness · unresponsiveness · impassivity · passivity · passiveness