They got comfortable collecting paychecks from their couches, and now they’re furious that Trump is making them show up for work like everyone else. CNN tried to spin this as a tragedy, but working Americans aren’t buying it. Millions of families commute every day without a taxpayer-funded cushion. Why should DC bureaucrats be any different? The fact that 180,000 of them are expected to take buyouts proves the point—most weren’t doing much to begin with.
CNN's Brianna Keilar: "You have teleworking spouses…in the special forces…they are being told that they need to drive an hour and a half each way…are you aware of this?! It doesn't sound like it!"
Rep. Pat Fallon: "Was this telework available prior to COVID?"
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CNN Host Loses It When a GOP Rep Presses Her About Military Families and Remote Work
CNN’s Brianna Keilar: “You have teleworking spouses…in the special forces…they are being told that they need to drive an hour and a half each way…are you aware of this?! It doesn’t sound like it!”
Rep. Pat Fallon: “Was this telework available prior to COVID?”
Keilar: “Yes! Prior to COVID, sir!”
Fallon: “Is somebody just telling you that? Because it sounds anecdotal.”
Keilar: “It’s not anecdotal, sir! It’s not anecdotal! I’m telling you! It’s not anecdotal!”
Fallon: “Did somebody tell you this? Did they call you up on the phone? Or did you read about it in an article?”
Keilar: “Sir. I’m talking to dozens of military spouses.”