MAGA Reps Caught Sightseeing at Overseas Castle During Shutdown
April 1, 2026
The Daily Beast
Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagA group of MAGA congressmen were busted playing tourist at a famous castle in Scotland as federal workers at home struggle on without pay. Virginia Rep. John McGuire, Wisconsin Rep. Derrick Van Orden, and North Carolina Rep. David Rouzer were snapped among a gaggle of tourists outside Edinburgh Castle as the government shutdown stretched into its 47th day.
On Sunday, the partial shutdown became the longest in history as it surpassed 44 days. The Senate reached a bipartisan funding deal last week, but House Speaker Mike Johnson rejected it, and House Republicans passed their own version before heading for the exits.TMZ cited two sources who work on Capitol Hill who said the congressmen were taking a tour of the castle. They said that other lawmakers might have been present, too. Read more at The Daily Beast.
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