US podcast host and former presidential assistant Dan Koh made this claim – but is it true?
Many federal government employees will forgo paychecks after the United States government shut down. But that won’t be the case for lawmakers, a liberal podcaster said.
“If the government shuts down, members of Congress still get paid,” said Dan Koh, host of The People’s Cabinet podcast in a clip he posted on September 29 on X. “The janitors never get paid.”
Koh, who worked as deputy assistant to former President Joe Biden, said in the clip that almost all janitors who work on federal property are employed by private contractors.
“There is no obligation, and Donald Trump, I guarantee you, has no intention of paying these janitors if the government shuts down,” Koh said.
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