Around the same time he made his first shutdown-related gaffe of the day, Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow stepped in it again, saying that the hundreds of thousands of federal employees working without pay were “volunteering” because of “their love for the country and the office of the presidency and presumably their allegiance to President Trump.”
Earlier in the White House briefing room, responding to a reporter’s question, Kudlow said of unpaid federal workers: “God bless them. They’re working for free. They’re volunteering. But they do it because they believe government service is honorable and they believe in President Trump and they’re working as hard as ever.”
A reporter took issue with adviser’s definition of “volunteering.” Watch below:
Kudlow: Federal employees working without pay are "volunteering" because of “their love for the country and the office of the presidency and presumably their allegiance to President Trump.” (H/t @girlsreallyrule) pic.twitter.com/sYKwBzqYmF
— Matt Shuham (@mattshuham) January 24, 2019
Oops. Guess he missed where Trump said the furloughs were mostly affecting Democrats…
Is the WH running some sort of contest today to see who can say the dumbest and most insulting thing to Federal workers?
This could be said about 19 out of 20 posts here, but Jesus, what an asshole.
I would like to see some trump administration officials “volunteer” to leave their jobs…including the trumper in chief…
Please proceed, dumbass.
Need to get this out of my system, so bear with me:
#Fuck you, Kudlow and the horse you rode in on.
h/t @dommyluc