Government Shutdown: Hollywood Reacts on Twitter to Congress' Big Fail

Judd Apatow, Josh Gad, Rihanna and more share some funny thoughts on the matter

By Brett Malec Oct 01, 2013 5:00 PMTags
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The U.S. federal government is officially shut down.

At 12 a.m. this morning, U.S. federal government if officially shut down after Congress failed to reach an agreement on funding in the wake of Obamacare being implemented today.

Needless to say, Twitter has been ablaze with comments on the troubling (and very embarrassing) matter, which has no end in sight as of now. In fact, "#governmentshutdown" is one of the top trending hashtags on Twitter worldwide this morning.

So what are Hollywood celebs saying about the government shutdown? Read on to find out…

President Barack Obama: "They actually did it. A group of Republicans in the House just forced a government shutdown over Obamacare instead of passing a real budget."

Piers Morgan: "In 10 minutes, the Government of the world's great superpower is shutting down. How utterly pathetic. #governmentshutdown #CNN." He followed up with, "10% of Americans still think Congress is doing a good job. Who ARE these people? http://politi.co/1fXQqFW #governmentshutdown."

Mario Lopez: "Just landed in LA. And the #governmentshutdown .... Not a good look."

Estelle: "Wonder if folks will still take the repubs serious... #governmentshutdown ... Smh."

B.J. Novak: "I hope everyone's 100% clear on the difference between a government shutdown and 'The Purge.'"

Jon Lovett: "Don't think of it as a government shutdown. Think of it as a Newsroom finale."

Kate Flannery: "Please Send cases of beer to DC to the House & the Senate. Lets loosen up the dudes who gave us this #governmentshutdown Drink up & fix it!"

Josh Gad: "The saddest part about the Govt. Shutdown isn't that it's happening. It's that we keep electing people who let it happen."

Rihanna: "Money on my mind #pouritup."

Judd Apatow: "@rihanna: Money on my mind #pouritup http://Instagram.com/p/e6RogXhM4t/ " is that just what you do after a show? While watching gov shutdown on CNN?"

Rupaul's Drag Race: "#governmentshutdown... Sashay Away..."

Jojo: "Wow. It happened? #governmentshutdown."

Russell Simmons: "The Tea Party needs to take a seat!! My thoughts on the #GovernmentShutdown."

Sandra Bernhard: "u s government shutdown who cares! Rihanna Fans Are Not Happy and that's all anyone is talking about."