Government Shutdown Blame Game Escalates: Furloughed Staff Messages Spark Controversy
Government Shutdown Blame Game Escalates: Furloughed Staff Messages Spark Controversy The ongoing government shutdown has taken a controversial turn, with furloughed federal employees reporting that their official out-of-office email messages have been automatically updated to blame Senate Democrats for the funding lapse. The development, surfacing this Thursday, has sparked outrage among staff, who deny authoring the politically charged statements. An Education Department employee, among the 87% of the department’s staff currently on furlough, expressed dismay, stating, “Those were not my…