Federal employees and others affected by the partial government shutdown told of its effects on Twitter under the #shutdownstories tag.
The government shut down at midnight Saturday after the Trump administration and congressional Democrats failed to come to a deal on a spending bill that would continue to fund the government. President Trump has demanded more than $5 billion for a border wall as part of the bill.
Though people started using the tag several days ago, many chimed in Tuesday after President Trump claimed in Oval Office remarks on Christmas Day that many federal workers are in favor of a shutdown because they want a border wall.
Trump also said he could not say when the government might reopen. Congress will next meet in regular session Thursday.
“I can’t tell you when the government’s going to be open. I can tell you it’s not going to be open until we have a wall or fence, whatever they’d like to call it,” Trump said.
Below is a selection of tweets that detail some stories of the shutdown’s effects on individuals and families, not all of whom are federal employees.
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