Sunday, January 21, 2018

Trump official says it’s “kind of cool” to be in charge of the government shutdown

Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney seems strangely excited about his newly-discovered power.


By Emily Stewart  Jan 20, 2018, 1:46pm EST

While the government shutdown is affecting potentially hundreds of thousands of government workers and countless citizens who rely on government services, there’s one person who seems to be enjoying the current situation: Mick Mulvaney, director of The Office of Management and Budget. “I found out for the first time last night that the person who technically shuts down the government down is me, which is kind of cool,” Mulvaney said in a Friday radio interview with conservative commentator Sean Hannity. Media Matters for America was first to flag Mulvaney’s remarks.

The federal government shut down at 12:01 am on Saturday morning as Republicans and Democrats remain stuck in a standoff after failing to reach a deal to fund the government. The Office of Management and Budget, which Mulvaney helms, is in charge of implementing and running the shutdown. Apparently the former House Freedom Caucus leader is enjoying his newly-discovered power.

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https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/1/20/16913284/mulvaney-shutdown-cool

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