#DearCongress Trends As Americans Weigh In On The Government Shutdown

After Congress failed to reach a resolution on a short-term funding measure, the U.S. federal government officially shut down Tuesday morning.

Evidence of how frustrated the American public is with Congress for failing to reach a compromise is rampant on Twitter.

To get a gauge of sentiment on social media surrounding the government shutdown, the TODAY show and Carson Daly asked the public to share their messages for Congress using the hashtag #dearcongress.

The response? Enormous.

In less than 24 hours, the #dearcongress hashtag generated more than 36,000 mentions across Facebook and Twitter.

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