“Yesterday, thousands of federal workers received paychecks for zero dollars, as a wave of anxiety washed over countless families, who wonder how they will pay the bills,” S. E. Cupp pointed out.
Conservative CNN host S. E. Cupp issued a scathing rebuke of President Donald Trump’s ongoing government shutdown, which became the longest in history this weekend.
“The shutdown has shut down the president,” Cupp, who identifies as a Republican but has been a staunch critic of Trump, said during her Saturday evening television program. “It’s the 22nd day of the partial government shutdown, making it the longest in American history,” she pointed out. “Yesterday, thousands of federal workers received paychecks for zero dollars, as a wave of anxiety washed over countless families, who wonder how they will pay the bills.”
Cupp then explained that Trump remains proud of the shutdown, having vowed to keep it shut down for years if he doesn’t get $5.7 billion in funding for a wall on the southern border of the United States with Mexico. She also criticized the president’s address last week from the Oval Office, saying it looked like a “hostage video.” The host pointed out that Trump’s proposal to declare a national emergency to build the barrier has drawn concern from Republican lawmakers.
