President Trump, though, wasn’t there to see them, having left earlier in the day to visit the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas. Those who gathered — chanting “pay the workers; furlough Trump” as they marched to the White House — work for various federal agencies and live in different states. We want work work work work work!”“Right now, we can’t help ourselves or others,” she said. Thousands of federal workers and government contractors have turned to charities and online fundraisers to feed their families and pay bills. Hundreds of federal workers, contractors and supporters spilling into the street in front of the AFL-CIO building, just down the road from the White House.

Source: Washington Post January 10, 2019 15:42 UTC