Leading politicians have been accused of being tone-deaf when it comes to the 800,000 federal workers who haven’t been paid
With the government shutdown entering day 34, members of the Trump administration continue to play down its effect on workers’ lives.
Donald Trump himself has framed it as a patriotic sacrifice made in the name of his quixotic national security ambitions, while some of the wealthier members of the administration have characterized going without pay for a month as a minor speed bump easily overcome.
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