#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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