President Trump should publicly announce that he doesn’t believe in payment for not working. He should say that federal workers “shut out” because of the ‘RATs’ government shutdown need to apply for unemployment benefits as he will veto any law that would later retroactively pay the federal employees for time they’re not working.
Call their bluff and watch the ‘RATS fold like cheap suits.
Ditto that! They all ended up getting an extra paid vacation. And if someone is deemed nonessential, they should be classified as that for life.
I understand what and why you are advocating but I disagree with you. If Trump did that the media would be full of stories of “suffering” federal employees and give the media a chance to blame Trump for the shutdown. On the other hand if Congress follows past precedent and funds the employees when they get back, the media will probably ignore the shut down of the government. That gives Republicans a golden opportunity to point out the hypocrisy of the media.
You beat me to it. I was thinking along those lines, but you are more specific. Unemployment?
Absolutely!