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Pat Kreitlow: “Donald Trump has said he's threatened to not allow for back…”

Featuring: Pat Kreitlow, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, District 7

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Mandela's Moment? (Hour 3)

Published | Video Starts at 09:07

… they're right now they're working without pay, but they will get back pay almost certainly when the shutdown ends. That's how it has always worked previously, even though I know Donald Trump has said he's threatened to not allow for back pay because, again, he's trying to inflict maximum pain. But for people in the military who've been furloughed, there won't be back pay. And she talked about how, you know, her son who served in Iraq has now missed … (09:07–09:14)

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Asserts that Donald Trump threatened to withhold back pay during a government shutdown.

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