The US government may be shut down, but taxpayers are footing the bill for Mar-a-Lago party tents

Much of the federal government grinds to a halt; Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort needs tents for the winter party season—and taxpayers are footing at least $54,000 of the bill. 

Grimes Events & Party Tents Inc. of Delray Beach, Florida was paid $54,020 by the US Secret Service on December 19 for “TENT RENTAL FOR MAL.”

An employee named Honey who answered the phone at Grimes Events & Party Tents told Quartz, “We are providing tents for the Mar-a-Lago New Year’s Eve party, yes.”