Working for free who does that... If unable to pay than unable to work
Trump issues executive order freezing federal workers' pay in 2019: "We can't afford it"
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Lol... guarantee safety? 
...and he leaves out the part about Mexico supposed to be paying for it
...and he leaves out the part about Mexico supposed to be paying for it
Trump administration suggests furloughed
workers do chores for landlords to help with rent
Wow.
I suppose they should ask their personal lawyer for a rain check since they aren’t being paid.
Then his bitch ass should have his own pay cut and clipped too. He’s a federal worker too! Bastard
they were claiming he wasn't taking any paychecks for being in office. I kind of believe this because his companies are making millions off of him being in office.
That’s even better then cause now he can absorb all of their paychecks with his company’s finances. He ain’t got but under two years to keep them shits anyway before he goes to jail
Every Mar Lago trip costs taxpayers millions, and it's going right into his pocket. That's a straight jack move.
every day with this dude
smh
smh
AOC was suggesting that these stupid fucks should get no pay when they shut the gov down. I like that idea, get rid of their healthcare too... they shouldn't be getting this crazy good health care insurance while playing with all these lives.
That was a hook up for his contractor people
A lot are veterans also
Oh yeah you got a point there
Didn't that Rockefeller CAC live forever.. brah?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-dilemma-mar-lago-criticized-223838766.html
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Taxpayers Are Subsidizing Mar-a-Lago’s New Year’s Eve Party Despite Trump’s Shutdown
Ryan Bort,Rolling Stone Fri, Dec 28 11:12 AM EST
Though Trump’s decision to shut down the government may keep him in Washington for the holidays, it won’t keep taxpayers from footing a heavy portion of the bill for Mar-a-Lago’s New Year’s Eve party. As was noted by Quartz this week, government spending data shows that the Secret Service paid Grimes Events & Party Tents Inc. of Delray Beach, Florida, $54,020 on December 19th for “TENT RENTAL FOR MAL.” An employee of the company confirmed to Quartz that it is providing tents for the annual for-profit bash at Trump’s “Winter White House” in Palm Beach.
Americans chipping in to help Trump and the Palm Beach elite turn over their calendars isn’t unique to this year. The Secret Service spent just over $26,000 on an array of accessories for Mar-a-Lago’s New Year’s Eve party in 2017, which was attended by both Trump and Melania. Though it’s never not going to be a conflict of interest when the president has taxpayers subsidize a for-profit party at his private club, $54,000 for tents feels especially egregious given that the government is currently running under a partial shutdown that has deprived approximately 800,000 federal workers of their paychecks.
Tickets to Mar-a-Lago’s New Year’s Eve party are $1,000, up from $750 a year ago, which was up from $575 the year before that. The cost of joining the club has also skyrocketed since Trump became a political figure. Shortly after he took office, former Obama ethics chief Norm Eisen described the price hike to the Washington Post as “naked profiteering that is more like something out of the era of Louis XVI.” Anyone with an extra grand lying around can essentially buy access to the president.
Given the government shutdown, it’s unclear whether Trump will make it to Florida for New Year’s Eve. After returning from a surprise visit to Iraq, Melania traveled to Palm Beach on Thursday night. Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, both government employees, have been vacationing at Mar-a-Lago since before Christmas. On Tuesday, the couple was photographed taking a stroll in flip-flops.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is telling the 800,000 federal employees currently out of a paycheck to turn to creditors for help paying their bills. The office even tweeted out sample letters employees can use to apply for relief.
“As we discussed, I am a Federal employee who has recently been furloughed due to a lack of funding of my agency,” read the template letters addressed to creditors, mortgage companies and landlords. “Because of this, my income has been severely cutand I am unable to pay the entire cost of my rent, along with my other expenses.”
Earlier this week, Trump claimed that he has spoken to furloughed workers and that “many” have no problem with not getting paid, so long as it is in service of border security. On Thursday, he continued to diminish the impact of the shutdown by tweetingthat “most of the people not getting paid are Democrats.” No progress has been made since the shutdown took effect the Friday before Christmas, and it is now expected to persist into 2019, possibly for weeks. On Friday, the Daily Beast reported that the White House is actually enthused about the shutdown, in that it will distract from Democrats taking control of the House of Representatives.
The president didn’t seem very concerned either when he was asked this week how long he will keep the government closed in service of funding the border wall. “Whatever it takes,” he said.
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Taxpayers Are Subsidizing Mar-a-Lago’s New Year’s Eve Party Despite Trump’s Shutdown
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Though Trump’s decision to shut down the government may keep him in Washington for the holidays, it won’t keep taxpayers from footing a heavy portion of the bill for Mar-a-Lago’s New Year’s Eve party. As was noted by Quartz this week, government spending data shows that the Secret Service paid Grimes Events & Party Tents Inc. of Delray Beach, Florida, $54,020 on December 19th for “TENT RENTAL FOR MAL.” An employee of the company confirmed to Quartz that it is providing tents for the annual for-profit bash at Trump’s “Winter White House” in Palm Beach.
Americans chipping in to help Trump and the Palm Beach elite turn over their calendars isn’t unique to this year. The Secret Service spent just over $26,000 on an array of accessories for Mar-a-Lago’s New Year’s Eve party in 2017, which was attended by both Trump and Melania. Though it’s never not going to be a conflict of interest when the president has taxpayers subsidize a for-profit party at his private club, $54,000 for tents feels especially egregious given that the government is currently running under a partial shutdown that has deprived approximately 800,000 federal workers of their paychecks.
Tickets to Mar-a-Lago’s New Year’s Eve party are $1,000, up from $750 a year ago, which was up from $575 the year before that. The cost of joining the club has also skyrocketed since Trump became a political figure. Shortly after he took office, former Obama ethics chief Norm Eisen described the price hike to the Washington Post as “naked profiteering that is more like something out of the era of Louis XVI.” Anyone with an extra grand lying around can essentially buy access to the president.
Given the government shutdown, it’s unclear whether Trump will make it to Florida for New Year’s Eve. After returning from a surprise visit to Iraq, Melania traveled to Palm Beach on Thursday night. Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, both government employees, have been vacationing at Mar-a-Lago since before Christmas. On Tuesday, the couple was photographed taking a stroll in flip-flops.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is telling the 800,000 federal employees currently out of a paycheck to turn to creditors for help paying their bills. The office even tweeted out sample letters employees can use to apply for relief.
“As we discussed, I am a Federal employee who has recently been furloughed due to a lack of funding of my agency,” read the template letters addressed to creditors, mortgage companies and landlords. “Because of this, my income has been severely cutand I am unable to pay the entire cost of my rent, along with my other expenses.”
Earlier this week, Trump claimed that he has spoken to furloughed workers and that “many” have no problem with not getting paid, so long as it is in service of border security. On Thursday, he continued to diminish the impact of the shutdown by tweetingthat “most of the people not getting paid are Democrats.” No progress has been made since the shutdown took effect the Friday before Christmas, and it is now expected to persist into 2019, possibly for weeks. On Friday, the Daily Beast reported that the White House is actually enthused about the shutdown, in that it will distract from Democrats taking control of the House of Representatives.
The president didn’t seem very concerned either when he was asked this week how long he will keep the government closed in service of funding the border wall. “Whatever it takes,” he said.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ap-poll-shows-high-job-approval-trump-veterans-142553506--election.html
AP poll shows high job approval for Trump from veterans
EMILY SWANSON and HANNAH FINGERHUT
,
Associated Press•December 29, 2018
In this Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018 photo, Michele Fitzpatrick, a retired lieutenant commander in the Coast Guard, poses for a photograph at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. Female veterans, both current and former service members, were more likely to vote in the 2018 midterm elections for Democrats than Republicans, 60 percent to 36 percent, according to data from VoteCast. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 6 in 10 military veterans voted for Republican candidates in the November midterm elections, and a similar majority had positive views of President Donald Trump's leadership. But women, the fastest growing demographic group in the military, are defying that vote trend.
That's according to AP VoteCast, a nationwide survey of more than 115,000 midterm voters — including more than 4,000 current and former service members — conducted for The Associated Press by NORC at the University of Chicago. It found that veterans overall approved of Trump's job performance, showing high support for the president's handling of border security and his efforts to make the U.S. safer from terrorism.
Male veterans were much more likely to approve of Trump than those who haven't served, 58 percent to 46 percent.
But 58 percent of female veterans disapproved of Trump, which is similar to the share of women overall (61 percent).
Some takeaways on veterans:
TRUMP APPROVAL
Overall, 56 percent of veterans — both current and former service members — said they approve of the job Trump is doing as president, while 43 percent disapproved. Voters who have not served in the military were more likely to disapprove (58 percent) than approve (42 percent) of the president's job performance.
The survey found that differences in support for Trump between veterans and nonveterans extended across racial and ethnic groups, including among whites (62 percent of veterans approve versus 49 percent of nonveterans), Latinos (53 percent vs. 28 percent) and African-Americans (22 percent vs. 10 percent).
___
TRUMP'S LEADERSHIP
The poll showed veterans more likely than nonveterans to say Trump has the right temperament to serve as president (48 percent to 32 percent) and that he's a strong leader (59 percent to 49 percent). They were slightly more likely to say Trump cares about "people like you" (46 percent to 40 percent).
On the issues, veterans were significantly more likely than those who have not served to approve of Trump's handling of border security, 62 percent to 48 percent, and to think the Trump administration has made the U.S. safer from terrorism, 51 percent to 35 percent.
___
DRAIN THE SWAMP?
Veterans had good success running for Congress compared to previous years. Eighteen new veterans were elected to the House, seven of whom are Democrats.
That's the largest number of new veterans elected to the House since 2010, and the biggest influx of Democratic vets since 1996, according to Seth Lynn, a University of San Francisco professor who runs Veterans Campaign, a group that prepares veterans for careers in politics. One fresh veteran face — Republican Rick Scott of Florida — will join the Senate.
In all, more than 170 veterans were on November's congressional ballot as major-party candidates. Some vets, such as Kentucky Democrat Amy McGrath, a former Marine fighter pilot, ran close House races but ultimately fell short on Election Day.
A total of 96 military veterans will serve as lawmakers next year, 66 Republicans and 30 Democrats.
Lynn said veterans in previous elections had often chosen to run for office due to concerns over U.S. military policy, such as President George W. Bush's war in Iraq. But he said veteran candidates this election cycle seemed moved by general voter dissatisfaction with government.
"The military is the institution where many Americans have the most confidence, but that isn't the case with Congress," Lynn said. "For many of the Democratic women veterans who chose to run, it was basically a response to how they felt the Trump administration was doing and a call to service."
___
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
The poll shows significant concerns among men who have served in the military about accusations of sexual misconduct: 40 percent said they are very concerned about men not being given the opportunity to defend themselves when they're accused. That's compared with 28 percent who said they are very concerned about women not being believed when they make allegations.
AP poll shows high job approval for Trump from veterans
EMILY SWANSON and HANNAH FINGERHUT
,
Associated Press•December 29, 2018
In this Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018 photo, Michele Fitzpatrick, a retired lieutenant commander in the Coast Guard, poses for a photograph at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. Female veterans, both current and former service members, were more likely to vote in the 2018 midterm elections for Democrats than Republicans, 60 percent to 36 percent, according to data from VoteCast. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 6 in 10 military veterans voted for Republican candidates in the November midterm elections, and a similar majority had positive views of President Donald Trump's leadership. But women, the fastest growing demographic group in the military, are defying that vote trend.
That's according to AP VoteCast, a nationwide survey of more than 115,000 midterm voters — including more than 4,000 current and former service members — conducted for The Associated Press by NORC at the University of Chicago. It found that veterans overall approved of Trump's job performance, showing high support for the president's handling of border security and his efforts to make the U.S. safer from terrorism.
Male veterans were much more likely to approve of Trump than those who haven't served, 58 percent to 46 percent.
But 58 percent of female veterans disapproved of Trump, which is similar to the share of women overall (61 percent).
Some takeaways on veterans:
TRUMP APPROVAL
Overall, 56 percent of veterans — both current and former service members — said they approve of the job Trump is doing as president, while 43 percent disapproved. Voters who have not served in the military were more likely to disapprove (58 percent) than approve (42 percent) of the president's job performance.
The survey found that differences in support for Trump between veterans and nonveterans extended across racial and ethnic groups, including among whites (62 percent of veterans approve versus 49 percent of nonveterans), Latinos (53 percent vs. 28 percent) and African-Americans (22 percent vs. 10 percent).
___
TRUMP'S LEADERSHIP
The poll showed veterans more likely than nonveterans to say Trump has the right temperament to serve as president (48 percent to 32 percent) and that he's a strong leader (59 percent to 49 percent). They were slightly more likely to say Trump cares about "people like you" (46 percent to 40 percent).
On the issues, veterans were significantly more likely than those who have not served to approve of Trump's handling of border security, 62 percent to 48 percent, and to think the Trump administration has made the U.S. safer from terrorism, 51 percent to 35 percent.
___
DRAIN THE SWAMP?
Veterans had good success running for Congress compared to previous years. Eighteen new veterans were elected to the House, seven of whom are Democrats.
That's the largest number of new veterans elected to the House since 2010, and the biggest influx of Democratic vets since 1996, according to Seth Lynn, a University of San Francisco professor who runs Veterans Campaign, a group that prepares veterans for careers in politics. One fresh veteran face — Republican Rick Scott of Florida — will join the Senate.
In all, more than 170 veterans were on November's congressional ballot as major-party candidates. Some vets, such as Kentucky Democrat Amy McGrath, a former Marine fighter pilot, ran close House races but ultimately fell short on Election Day.
A total of 96 military veterans will serve as lawmakers next year, 66 Republicans and 30 Democrats.
Lynn said veterans in previous elections had often chosen to run for office due to concerns over U.S. military policy, such as President George W. Bush's war in Iraq. But he said veteran candidates this election cycle seemed moved by general voter dissatisfaction with government.
"The military is the institution where many Americans have the most confidence, but that isn't the case with Congress," Lynn said. "For many of the Democratic women veterans who chose to run, it was basically a response to how they felt the Trump administration was doing and a call to service."
___
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
The poll shows significant concerns among men who have served in the military about accusations of sexual misconduct: 40 percent said they are very concerned about men not being given the opportunity to defend themselves when they're accused. That's compared with 28 percent who said they are very concerned about women not being believed when they make allegations.
Yeah this is about to change big timehttps://www.yahoo.com/news/ap-poll-shows-high-job-approval-trump-veterans-142553506--election.html
AP poll shows high job approval for Trump from veterans
EMILY SWANSON and HANNAH FINGERHUT
,
Associated Press•December 29, 2018
In this Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018 photo, Michele Fitzpatrick, a retired lieutenant commander in the Coast Guard, poses for a photograph at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. Female veterans, both current and former service members, were more likely to vote in the 2018 midterm elections for Democrats than Republicans, 60 percent to 36 percent, according to data from VoteCast. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 6 in 10 military veterans voted for Republican candidates in the November midterm elections, and a similar majority had positive views of President Donald Trump's leadership. But women, the fastest growing demographic group in the military, are defying that vote trend.
That's according to AP VoteCast, a nationwide survey of more than 115,000 midterm voters — including more than 4,000 current and former service members — conducted for The Associated Press by NORC at the University of Chicago. It found that veterans overall approved of Trump's job performance, showing high support for the president's handling of border security and his efforts to make the U.S. safer from terrorism.
Male veterans were much more likely to approve of Trump than those who haven't served, 58 percent to 46 percent.
But 58 percent of female veterans disapproved of Trump, which is similar to the share of women overall (61 percent).
Some takeaways on veterans:
TRUMP APPROVAL
Overall, 56 percent of veterans — both current and former service members — said they approve of the job Trump is doing as president, while 43 percent disapproved. Voters who have not served in the military were more likely to disapprove (58 percent) than approve (42 percent) of the president's job performance.
The survey found that differences in support for Trump between veterans and nonveterans extended across racial and ethnic groups, including among whites (62 percent of veterans approve versus 49 percent of nonveterans), Latinos (53 percent vs. 28 percent) and African-Americans (22 percent vs. 10 percent).
___
TRUMP'S LEADERSHIP
The poll showed veterans more likely than nonveterans to say Trump has the right temperament to serve as president (48 percent to 32 percent) and that he's a strong leader (59 percent to 49 percent). They were slightly more likely to say Trump cares about "people like you" (46 percent to 40 percent).
On the issues, veterans were significantly more likely than those who have not served to approve of Trump's handling of border security, 62 percent to 48 percent, and to think the Trump administration has made the U.S. safer from terrorism, 51 percent to 35 percent.
___
DRAIN THE SWAMP?
Veterans had good success running for Congress compared to previous years. Eighteen new veterans were elected to the House, seven of whom are Democrats.
That's the largest number of new veterans elected to the House since 2010, and the biggest influx of Democratic vets since 1996, according to Seth Lynn, a University of San Francisco professor who runs Veterans Campaign, a group that prepares veterans for careers in politics. One fresh veteran face — Republican Rick Scott of Florida — will join the Senate.
In all, more than 170 veterans were on November's congressional ballot as major-party candidates. Some vets, such as Kentucky Democrat Amy McGrath, a former Marine fighter pilot, ran close House races but ultimately fell short on Election Day.
A total of 96 military veterans will serve as lawmakers next year, 66 Republicans and 30 Democrats.
Lynn said veterans in previous elections had often chosen to run for office due to concerns over U.S. military policy, such as President George W. Bush's war in Iraq. But he said veteran candidates this election cycle seemed moved by general voter dissatisfaction with government.
"The military is the institution where many Americans have the most confidence, but that isn't the case with Congress," Lynn said. "For many of the Democratic women veterans who chose to run, it was basically a response to how they felt the Trump administration was doing and a call to service."
___
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
The poll shows significant concerns among men who have served in the military about accusations of sexual misconduct: 40 percent said they are very concerned about men not being given the opportunity to defend themselves when they're accused. That's compared with 28 percent who said they are very concerned about women not being believed when they make allegations.
Kinda pointless Congress will go ahead with the increase anyway but hopefully this will piss off some Independent federal voters though
He's on a losing battle. It's nothing he can do!
He has nothing to bargin with unless....He gives a good Daca deal or a good tax break or incentive for low income.
Trump is always kissing up to the military hence the amount of support he gets from them, fuck em.Military man huh? No wonder you got so much time on hand to post ….
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2020 Election is going to be a blood bath for the GOP.
You cant forget giving Israel billions of dollars every year...Money seem to come out of nowhere for that bullshit....
I know,my friend is pissed right now.
ahhh its all smoke and mirrors... fed workers might have to go a couple of weeks top... they gonna get their money
with fuckin back pay..
its all a show to keep us distracted... remember all this fuckin energy over a fuckin wall..
a fuckin wall...
just to remind you... mexican brethren are very very good at building tunnels...
they laugh at that wall every time its talked about bruh..
democrats need to keep playin the video of trump saying mexico will pay for the wall...
just play that shit over and over...
with fuckin back pay..
its all a show to keep us distracted... remember all this fuckin energy over a fuckin wall..
a fuckin wall...
just to remind you... mexican brethren are very very good at building tunnels...
they laugh at that wall every time its talked about bruh..
democrats need to keep playin the video of trump saying mexico will pay for the wall...
just play that shit over and over...
Oh I know. I work in contracting and even though we have rules in place that prevent it from happening, if he gets his wall, it's going to happen
The last time that I checked, the military Servicemembers are Federal Employees too. Didn't he JUST lie about giving them a 10%+ raise?
I was still in when Congress was fucking Obama and shut down the Govt. and we were getting IOUs in the Army.
As it were, creditors weren't trippin' too hard because they knew that GIs weren't getting paid so they accommodated us.
Muhfucka done bought stock in KBR and Halliburton.
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