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DISGRACEFUL: Senate Takes VACATION While Border Security Workers Go UNPAID

Gary FranchiMarch 30, 2026235 views
DISGRACEFUL: Senate Takes VACATION While Border Security Workers Go UNPAID
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Once again, the United States Senate has shown its true colors – and they're not red, white, and blue. After orchestrating what can only be described as a backstabbing deal against the Department of Homeland Security last week, these establishment politicians have now slithered out of town for a vacation, leaving thousands of dedicated border security workers without their paychecks.

While President Trump works tirelessly to secure our borders and implement his America First agenda, the Senate – filled with swamp creatures more concerned with their comfortable schedules than national security – decided Tuesday was a perfect time to adjourn until Thursday. Meanwhile, the very people protecting our homeland are left wondering how they'll pay their mortgages and feed their families.

The Swamp's Priorities EXPOSED

This is the establishment playbook, folks. Create a crisis, blame someone else, then take a taxpayer-funded vacation while real Americans suffer the consequences. These are the same senators who lecture us about "public service" while treating actual public servants like disposable pawns in their political games.

The DHS employees still waiting for their paychecks aren't swamp dwellers – they're the men and women on the front lines of border security, the very people President Trump is counting on to execute his mass deportation plans and secure our southern border once and for all.

"The U.S. Senate, after the outrageous Department of Homeland Security backstab deal last week, just proved themselves once again callous to Americans' interests and federal employees' financial due," according to reports.

This disgraceful behavior perfectly illustrates why Americans voted for Trump – we're sick and tired of a government that puts politics before people and vacation time before vital national security functions. While the Senate takes another unscheduled break, hardworking Americans are demanding accountability.

President Trump didn't return to Washington to play games with the establishment. He came back to drain the swamp, secure our borders, and put America First. It's time these senators remember who they work for – and it's not themselves.

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Gary Franchi

Award-winning journalist covering breaking news, politics & culture for Next News Network.

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TaxpayerAdvocateVerified1 hours ago
How is this even legal? Can someone explain to me how Congress can just stop paying essential workers but still collect their own paychecks?
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RedStateRealistVerifiedjust now
Priorities completely backwards as usual in Washington. Shameful!
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PatriotMom2024Verifiedjust now
Absolutely disgraceful! These senators are getting paid while the brave men and women protecting our border aren't seeing a dime. How do they sleep at night?
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TexasRanger1776Verifiedjust now
They sleep just fine in their million dollar homes while real Americans suffer. Typical DC swamp behavior.
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RetiredVeteranVerifiedjust now
As someone who served this country for 22 years, this infuriates me beyond words. Our border patrol agents are essentially military on the front lines and they're being treated like garbage by the very people who are supposed to support them.
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ThankAVetVerifiedjust now
Thank you for your service sir. You're absolutely right - our border agents deserve the same respect as any other service member.
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AmericaFirst2024Verifiedjust now
This is exactly why we need term limits and to drain the swamp!
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ConservativeVoter88Verifiedjust now
Why can't they just pass a clean border security funding bill? Stop playing politics with national security!
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BorderStateResidentVerifiedjust now
I live 20 miles from the border and see these agents working around the clock in dangerous conditions. My neighbor is a CBP officer and he's worried about making his mortgage payment. Meanwhile Congress jets off on vacation - makes me sick.
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SupportOurAgentsVerifiedjust now
Thank your neighbor for his service from all of us. These agents deserve so much better than this treatment.