Lara Trump, the wife of the president’s second son, Eric, was blasted by politicians, regular people and Meghan McCain and Joy Behar of “The View” for saying in an interview that federal workers should feel good about the “sacrifice” they are making by not getting paid during the government shutdown.

Throughout Wednesday, accusations poured in on Twitter and in other media that Lara Trump — who also is an adviser and spokeswoman for President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign — is a rich, privileged, out-of-touch socialite who can’t understand what it’s like to not be able to pay a mortgage, a child’s college tuition or health care costs.

On “The View,” McCain joked about “storming the Bastille” to end the ongoing shutdown, prompting Behar to quip, “Speaking of storming the Bastille, Lara Trump doesn’t think it’s any big deal. So it’s like Marie Antoinette, you know?”

Lara Trump’s comments came during an interview this week with digital news network Bold TV, after she was asked what she’d say to people missing paychecks.

She said, “Listen, this is, it’s not fair to you, and we all get that, but this is so much bigger than any one person,” Newsweek reported.

About 800,000 federal employees have been affected by the partial government shutdown, as President Trump demands $5 billion in funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Some 380,000 are furloughed without pay and 420,000 are working without pay, with these employees set to miss their second paycheck Friday as the shutdown drags into its second month.

Lara Trump characterized workers as going through “a little bit of pain.” But she said the pain is “for the future of our country and their children and their grandchildren.” She insisted that “generations after them will thank them for their sacrifice right now.”

Lara Trump’s talk of “sacrifice” also brought other Marie Antoinette, “Let them eat” cake references, including from journalist Kara Swisher.

A translation of rich lady Lara Trump’s message to federal workers: Let them eat (gluten-free) cake! https://t.co/gh5z0PkLjF — Kara Swisher (@karaswisher) January 23, 2019

Lara Trump also said “she knows it’s hard” because people “have bills to pay.” But she claimed that her father-in-law is “trying every single day to come up with a good solution” to “our immigration problem.”

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat from Minnesota, shared a photo of Lara and Eric Trump, arriving at the extravagant New Year’s Eve party at the president’s Mar-a-Lago resort in 2017, to question Lara Trump’s “little bit of pain” comment:

“A little bit of pain?” She must not have talked to the workers at our airport or the prison guards working without pay: Lara Trump tells federal workers that their missed paychecks are sacrifices for the ‘future of our country’ https://t.co/3E5U0o4yNg — Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) January 23, 2019

On Wednesday afternoon, Lara Trump took to Instagram and Twitter to cry “#FakeNews” against “#MSM media” for “misrepresenting” her words and concern for furloughed workers. But her effort to explain herself was met with more skepticism and derision:

"It's a little bit of a pain"… Just let the 800k workers eat cake right? pic.twitter.com/k9DRdo0gqf — Jenny (@Pixieut) January 23, 2019

In her Bravo TV interview, Lara Trump said she also would tell workers to “please stay strong,” before blaming Democrats for refusing to support the president’s demand for border wall funding.

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Lara Trump, Donald Trump’s other daughter-in-law, recalls happy times with the family “It’s gonna last as long as these Democrats keep playing politics,” she said, while asserting that Trump has the support of the American people.

However, a new CBS News poll shows that 66 percent of U.S. adults want Trump to agree to government spending without wall funding. Only 31 percent said he should continue the fight, and 6 in every 10 think the shutdown is causing serious problems for the country.

And while President Trump has insisted that federal workers are happy to forgo paychecks to support his fight for a border wall, a recent survey by the Government Business Council and GovExec.com found that 7 in every 10 employees were against a shutdown and only about 30 percent support a wall, Newsweek reported.

The president and the Senate have rejected multiple bills passed by Democrats in the House to reopen the government and begin paying federal workers again.

Lara Trump remained a top trending topic on Twitter, which reactions that were overwhelmingly negative. Many added to the idea put out by “The View hosts” and others that Lara Trump’s wealth means she will never have to worry about paying for housing, or her children’s meals. And, yes, there were more “Let them eat cake” references.

Hey federal workers not being paid – #LaraTrump says its unfair but its bigger than any 1 person. Or apparently 800K people.

I'm sure she's suffering right along with you in her multi million dollar home with staff cooking her dinner.https://t.co/jcfLC5R8bY — Kimma (@Kimma_S) January 23, 2019

When your kids will never be hungry! when you don't have to pay a mortgage! when you are rich and are not impacted by this shutdown, isn't it better to sit TF down and shut TF up?#TrumpShutdown #LaraTrump https://t.co/LRj0ksM71Y — The fat ugly Girl (@imafatuglygirl) January 23, 2019

How about people who are rich and are not impacted by this shutdown, whatsoever, sit TF down and shut their god damn mouths!#TrumpShutdownhttps://t.co/KQPAnuOQGW — Molly (@MsMollyRachael) January 23, 2019

Lara Trump reminds you a wall that won’t work, which America doesn't want or need because there is no border crisis & which her compulsively lying father-in-law said Mexico would pay for is just a little bit more important than your child’s insulin, k?https://t.co/8uaH9Kpabl — John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) January 23, 2019

No, @LaraLeaTrump , you heartless beast, it isn’t about 1 person; it’s about 800,000 people & their families. You are one nasty creature — Lilac Baptisia (@LBaptisia) January 23, 2019

“Let them eat cake” was tried before. I’ve known tons of wealthy people over the years. Never did I see such a lack of charity and compassion in so many. There should be a special… https://t.co/q9SUijN9Tx — Taylor Collins (@ntaylorcollins) January 23, 2019

The Senate is set to vote this week on Trump’s proposal to reopen the government, which includes $5.7 billion for wall construction, as well as temporary protections for certain immigrant groups, the Hill reported.

The Senate also will vote on a measure that would fund the government into February. But neither measure is expected to receive the 60 votes needed to pass the Senate, raising the prospect that the shutdown will continue into February.

This story has been updated to include news developments.