Trump announced that Federal civilian employee’s would have NO pay raises this year…
Trump isn’t running for anything this year…
The whole House and some Senator’s ARE...
The raises HAVE been restored by lawmakers…
“Congressional Republicans have tentatively agreed to a 1.9 percent pay raise for the nation’s 2 million civilian federal workers, overruling President Trump who sought to freeze their pay,” the Washington Post reports.
“The preliminary deal between House and Senate Republicans is also likely to lift a salary freeze affecting hundreds of executive-level employees and appointees including Vice President Pence and members of the Trump Cabinet, according to lawmakers and aides.”
Note….
Notice that the lawmakers made sure to give Trump’s people (Pence included) raises also…