Trump says grocery stores will help

President Donald Trump said the local population would help federal workers who find themselves without paychecks.
USA TODAY (19659003) President Donald Trump said Thursday that community businesses, including grocery stores and banks, would "work" with federal employees affected by the partial closure of the government. Wilbur Ross, US Secretary of Commerce, said Thursday that the workers concerned should take out a loan rather than resorting to food banks to deal with the loss of income suffered when the market closes.

While Trump claimed he did not know the specifics of Ross's comments, he offered a possible explanation: federal workers who have been laid off or forced to work without pay should be able to easily free themselves from the businesses in their community.

Trump said:

"Maybe he should have said it Local people know who they are, where they are going to grocery store and all the rest … they will work. I know that banks work so well … and that's what happens in I'm like that.They know people, they deal with them for years, and they work together. Groceries – And I think that's probably what Wilbur Ross meant. "

The partial closure of the federal government, which is at its 34th day, has left about 800,000 workers with incomes cut down to # 39, to the resolution of the stalemate. Most Americans Can not According to a Bankrate survey conducted in January 2003, Trump signed a law guaranteeing that federal workers will receive outstanding remuneration when the closure ends, but the most vulnerable workers could still struggle to get a loan, said Mark Hamrick, Senior Economic Analyst at Bankrate.

Many banks have pledged to help federal employees whose pay has been affected by the closure, including the Congressional Credit Union, which offers special lines of credit to federal workers.

Many other businesses – from mobile phone providers to restaurants – have also offered various free products and assistance programs to federal officials.

while Trump is asking for $ 5.7 billion to build a wall along the US-Mexico border, which was a promise to sign his presidential campaign. Democrats refuse to give him the money, arguing that a border wall is expensive, inefficient and – as Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi says – "immorality".

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