Unable to agree on a spending bill, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell adjourned the Senate on Saturday with no plans to return to legislative business until Thursday. That means the partial government shutdown that left an estimated 420,000…
Unable to agree on a spending bill, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell adjourned the Senate on Saturday with no plans to return to legislative business until Thursday. That means the partial government shutdown that left an estimated 420,000 employees working without pay while another 380,000 were furloughed at midnight Friday will likely continue through the holiday. But the government shutdown has done more than bring a number of federal departments to a screeching halt, it’s also thrown a wrench in President Donald Trump’s holiday plans. So, is Trump going to Mar-A-Lago for Christmas?
In light of the government shutdown, President Trump announced he’d called off his traditional holiday celebrations at Mar-A-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday. “ I will not be going to Florida because of the Shutdown,“ the president tweeted. Instead the president said he would be staying in the White House, presumably to continue negotiations over a spending bill with congressional leaders.
But what of the first lady? According to CNN, Melania Trump departed for Mar-A-Lago on Friday in hopes that a last-minute spending deal passed by the House would keep government funding from lapsing.
