{"id":12723,"date":"2019-03-06T17:42:03","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T22:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/?p=12723"},"modified":"2020-03-09T14:52:16","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T18:52:16","slug":"shutdown-trump-malik-young","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/shutdown-trump-malik-young\/","title":{"rendered":"The WORD\u2019s Malik Young Contacting the White House"},"content":{"rendered":"

[The Second in series of articles for the WORD’s<\/em> CONTACT THE WHITE HOUSE PROJECT]<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Open Letter to President Trump About His Shutdown<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dear President Trump,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three students were interviewed for their opinions about your 35-day shutdown of the federal government. The whole shutdown affair made it appear that you engaged in a brutal presidential temper tantrum, unlike any in recent history, to force the Democratically controlled Congress to budget $5 billion for your border wall.<\/a><\/p>\n

But instead of you being showered in glory, all eyes became focused on news reports of the lives of millions of people across the country who suffered because of your decision.<\/p>\n

A version of this article will be posted on your Contact the White House site<\/a>. There is another site, Write or Call the White House.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Krista Jackson, 21, a business major who lives in the Bronx, was unable to enroll this spring semester and she blames you. “You see, due to him shutting the government down like a light switch, I wasn’t able to give in my mom\u2019s IRS transcript (to the Hunter Financial Aid Office<\/a>) to get the Pell grant I won because the IRS wasn\u2019t in service, so I couldn\u2019t register for classes this year, and it sucks because I was gonna graduate this year.” What is a Pell Grant? That’s $$$ the government provides to students for college. The $$$ doesn’t have to be repaid. Eligible students receive a specified amount each year.<\/p>\n

Ryan Porter, 20, who has yet to declare a major but is passionately interested in video games \u2013 his favorites are Halo and Kingdom Hearts \u2013 said the shutdown didn’t “really affect me but I do believe it is a dumb move on 45’s part” \u2013 referring, of course, to the forty-fifth President of the United States, Donald Trump. “I know if I worked for the government and I was getting paid, I definitely wasn’t going to work” \u2013 as some were forced to show up. Porter was interviewed on the third floor of Thomas Hunter Hall.<\/p>\n

Said Andrea Gibson, 24, a psychology major who lives in Far Rockaway, Queens: \u201cA friend of mine’s sister works for the government, and she didn\u2019t get paid for a month, and I’m not sure if she getting paid now since the shutdown is over \u2013 or getting back pay. I think the shutdown is pathetic and childish all because he wants is $6 billion to build a damn wall between us and a country we have free trade with.”<\/p>\n

Lasting Damage Remains From Trump’s Shutdown Folly – Washington Post<\/a><\/h3>\n

Gibson, who works as a health aid to pay her way through college, and loves the movies DESPICABLE ME and MINIONS, also said, “Trump just did a negotiation or an adjustment for that trade agreement between us, Canada, and Mexico but wants to build a fucking wall. He is really dumb. This is what happens when you have inexperienced people in the White House.\u201d<\/p>\n

She was interviewed in the Nelly Coffee Shop on west 70th street.<\/p>\n

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Malik Young can be reached at\u00a0mpy3030@gmail.com<\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Malik Young interviews three students for their opinions about Trump’s 35-day shutdown of the federal government. One student said she was unable to register for classes this semester and blamed Trump.<\/p>\n

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