The longest budget dispute in US history went into its fifth week on Saturday. The shutdown affects 800,000 federal employees who are not paid wages.
This condition obviously makes the singer Lady Gaga angry. She has interrupted one of her concerts in Las Vegas to attack US President Donald Trump. A video of the performance circulates in the net.
She was sitting at the piano and had already begun to sing. "The damn President of the United States could get the government working again," the 32-year-old said, obviously angry. "There are people who live from salary to salary and need their money."
Background of the dispute between US President Trump and the Democrats is the construction of a wall on the border with Mexico. Trump charges $ 5.7 billion.
Lady Gaga also criticized Vice President Mike Pence, whose wife teaches at a school that excludes people from the LGBTQ community. "You are the worst example of what it means to be a Christian, I am Christian myself and what I know about Christianity is that we do not condemn anyone and everyone is welcome."
The singer reaps thunderous applause from her audience on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Nevertheless, she apologizes shortly afterwards with the words "Okay, sorry, I was upset", and then continues her show.
Lady Gaga is known for supporting the LGBTQ community. Last June she joined the Gay Pride Parade in New York.