Trump Claims Most Furloughed Federal Workers Are Rooting For Him On Wall Funding

[TomCADem]

Source: Huffington Post

President Donald Trump dodged questions Friday about how federal workers may be struggling to get by during the lengthy partial government shutdown, claiming that most of them are standing behind him.

“Many of those people, maybe most of those people, that really have not been ― and will not be getting their money in at this moment ― those people, in many cases, are the biggest fan of what we’re doing,” Trump told reporters during a press conference.

When another reporter asked Trump about the safety net for federal workers ― many of whom are either furloughed or having to work without pay ― Trump again claimed that these people are backing his position to keep the government shut down until Democrats agree to give him $5.6 billion for his border wall. “I really believe a lot of them want to see border security,” he said.

Trump has made unsubstantiated claims about support for his wall throughout the shutdown to deflect from the real financial consequences that individuals caught up in this fight are facing.

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[Solly Mack]

1. If he went a second without lying he'd probably implode.

[FightingIrish]

2. The two furloughed federal workers in my family are adamantly against it.

They both work for the Bureau of Land Management. Under Zinke, they were working with reduced staff to do the work for record level timber sales. When they return to work, the already unrealistic deadlines won’t go away and the stress will be unbearable. In the meantime, making financial ends meet will be very challenging.