"My question is, under the current political climate, do you think this shutdown could actually be longer than the previous shutdown? ... I am actually driving DoorDash when I got off from work just to make sure I can pay for my daughter's tuition,"
"I don't think Washington understands how ticked off we truly are. ... A young man walked up to the microphone and said that he had to leave here to go and work on DoorDash to help pay for his daughter's tuition. Meanwhile, everybody up here is getting paid, but he ain't,"
"We all look at our check and it's been going to the government and somehow, some way you're supposed to be doing something constructive and productive enough to make sure that we don't have that kind of deficit,"
Stephen A. Smith walked off stage during a NewsNation town hall after an FAA air traffic controller, Jack Criss Jr., said he drives for DoorDash to cover his daughter's tuition amid a government shutdown. Criss noted 16 years with the FAA and experience with prior shutdowns. Smith angrily criticized Washington for allowing the national debt to skyrocket past $37.8 trillion and for officials being paid while rank-and-file workers face hardship. Smith's abrupt departure drew applause from the audience. The exchange highlighted tensions over furloughed federal workers, side gigs to make ends meet, and public frustration with fiscal policy.
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