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Five things forbidden during the Obama shutdown but still allowed during the Trump shutdown

By Philip Wegmann
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Five things forbidden during the Obama shutdown but still allowed during the Trump shutdown

No one was manning the phones at the White House over the weekend shutdown. Callers were greeted instead with an automated message blaming the blackout on Democrats. More than petty, this sort of partisanship was a Republican cheap trick.

But it was playschool compared to what former President Barack Obama pulled.

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