March 30, 2026
WATCH: Press Sec Calls Slams Congress, Demands Senators Return from Vacation to Reopen Government – Says Trump will Host Easter Dinner for Senators if They Return
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the President is calling on Congress to return to Washington, DC, to "do its job" and reopen the government after lawmakers fled town on vacation, leaving many Department of Homeland Security employees without a paycheck. This comes after the Senate passed a garbage funding bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, but without funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and ditched town. The post WATCH: Press Sec Calls Slams Congress, Demands Senators Return from Vacation to Reopen Government – Says Trump will Host Easter Dinner for Senators if They Return appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
TL;DR
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is urging Congress to return from vacation to fund and reopen the Department of Homeland Security.
- Lawmakers fled town on vacation, leaving many DHS employees without a paycheck.
- President Trump has signed an executive order authorizing pay for TSA agents, but other DHS functions remain defunded.
- Leavitt stated that Democrats have voted seven times against funding DHS for partisan reasons.
- President Trump has offered to host an Easter dinner at the White House if Congress returns to session over the holiday.
- Senator Lindsey Graham was seen at Disney World while DHS employees are reportedly struggling without pay.
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