Posted on 01/20/2018 5:54:39 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON - The world’s most powerful government shut down on Saturday after President Donald Trump and the U.S. Congress failed to reach a deal on funding for federal agencies, highlighting America’s deep political divisions.
For the first time since October 2013 - when a similar standoff that lasted 16 days kept only essential agency operations intact - federal workers were being told to stay at home or in some cases to work without pay until new funding is approved.
The shutdown began a year to the day after Trump was sworn in as president.
His inability to cut a deal despite having a Republican majority in both houses of Congress marks arguably the most debilitating setback for his crisis-plagued administration.
In a Twitter post early on Saturday, Trump blamed Democrat lawmakers.
“Democrats are far more concerned with illegal immigrants than they are with our great military or safety at our dangerous southern border,” he said. “They could have easily made a deal but decided to play shutdown politics instead.”
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Since the ‘Rats are the Party of the non-workers, It’s Takers vs MAGAers.
Hahahaha - crisis plagued administration.
Canada should have such a crisis plagued administration.
Is Reuters even still in business anymore?
This is even worse than Y2K!
OK. lol
Or, more accurately, “Government Shuts Down as Democrats Hold American Citizens Hostage for Benefit of Non-Citizens”
That’s not a biased heading at all - not! Really, the Dems demand DACA and shut down the government and its all because of trump “ feuding”. At least it points out the Dems shut it down.
Government shuts down as Trump "democrats" feud with Democrats Trump.
“...debilitating setback...”? Just what are these lunatics at reuters sm0oking? Shut it down...keep it shut down.
Show ‘em you don’t need ‘em
Think we’ll get the same spiteful closings and guards that obama gave us around national parks and monuments?
Rueters is bad at being journalism, but this is really really really bad, a total opinion piece based on a true story.
Both Reuters and AP like to keep their readers as stupid and uninformed as possible. It’s how leftists rock!
Rooters: Trump’s “inability”, “debilitating,” “setback”, ?crisis-plagued.”
It’s nice to get unbiased reporting.
There fixed it.
A government "shutdown" is anything but, 80% keeps chugging along as normal...
Time to up the stakes.
Bring up a military and DHS funding bill ONLY.
Let’s see where these scumbag politicians vote on that.
As for the rest of the government it can and SHOULD be SHUT DOWN FOREVER!
When the people realize that they are being taxed to pay a bunch of do nothing imbeciles that aren’t even necessary, all hell will break loose.
This is the perfect opportunity to PERMANENTLY reduce the size of the FEDERAL APPARATCHIK.
As long as the military and ONLY essential elements of government are funded, there is no reason to bring the rest of them back.
Good event. The public should awake to the broad corruption, subsequent lies and deceit on the part of those in the Federal Government. Bring it all to light.
Not a bit of bias here!
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