"Photographs published by TMZ showed Senator Lindsey Graham having breakfast at Disney World as the government shutdown hit 44 days, igniting backlash over his vacation during a crisis."
"Graham defended his trip, stating, 'I was invited to a meeting in South Florida... I went to Orlando to meet friends after. I'm already back in South Carolina.'"
"The shutdown has forced around 50,000 federal workers to go without pay, with disruptions reported in airports as TSA officers quit over the ongoing crisis."
Senator Lindsey Graham was photographed at Disney World as the federal government shutdown reached its sixth week, leaving many federal workers unpaid. The optics of his trip drew criticism, especially as TSA lines grew longer nationwide. Graham defended his presence in Florida, stating he attended a meeting regarding normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel before visiting friends. Despite the shutdown, he claimed to have voted multiple times to fund the government, while the Senate passed a funding bill that House Republican leaders did not advance.
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