WWII vets storm closed memorial as GOP congressman reportedly distracts cops

From the Dailycaller.com:

WASHINGTON — A group of veterans didn’t let the federal government shutdown stop them from seeing the World War II Memorial on Tuesday.

The government had closed the memorial due to the partial shutdown of the government, which went into effect Tuesday morning. But with the assistance of lawmakers, a group of Honor Flight World War II veterans knocked over the barriers to see the site.

The Honor Flight program pays for veterans to travel to D.C. to the memorials.

The veterans’ decision to ignore the closings quickly got the attention of Capitol Hill lawmakers.

“I know that today we have Honor Flight veterans flying into Washington to come and enjoy the memorials here,” House majority leader Eric Cantor said at a press conference Tuesday. “I’m told that they are at the World War II memorial site, regardless of the barriers.”

Only a wimp like the Dear Leader would close a privately funded memorial to WWII vets for the optics on the Government shutdown.