Social Media Buzz: Government Shutdown Reaction; 'Tide Pod Challenge' Backlash

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January 19, 2018

Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget, speaks about a possible government shutdown outside the White House on Jan. 19, 2018. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

With the threat of a government shutdown looming, we look at how social media is responding. Also, YouTube is removing videos of the"Tide Pod Challenge" in an attempt to help end the trend of teens eating the laundry detergent pods.

Here and Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with Brittany Levine Beckman, (@brittanylevine) associate editor at Mashable.

This segment aired on January 19, 2018.