Shutdown Starting to Hurt Some White House Aides

Playbook: “As the president continues down the warpath for the border wall, White House aides are privately becoming more and more freaked out about the shutdown, fretting about their own personal financial situation and the president’s political standing.”

“Many White House staffers  — including those in the executive office of the president — have not been paid since Christmas. They represent just a small sliver of the employees around America who have not gotten a salary during the shutdown. One difference is many of them have been forced to log long hours, and have restrictions on outside income.”

“These aides are keenly aware that the shutdown could easily go another few weeks, meaning they might not be paid for upward of a month and a half.”