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WSHazel

(586 posts) Fri Oct 3, 2025, 08:32 AM 9 hrs ago

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Trump wanted the shutdown [View all]

They were lying the whole time when they blamed it on Democrats. Now the Administration gets to unilaterally decide what is "essential" and "non essential". We may be in shutdown for a while.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-project-2025-russ-vought-shutdown-2d1ea5e6e32c583ddf6b8a8164e523c3

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Trump wanted the shutdown [View all] WSHazel 9 hrs ago OP

Longest government shutdown on record was disfunctional tRump 1.0. It was 35 days Bernardo de La Paz 9 hrs ago #1

Yes, but during his first term Coldwater 8 hrs ago #3

He was full-on then, too. intheflow 8 hrs ago #7

I agree, but I still don't blame the Dems for not caving. Trueblue Texan 8 hrs ago #2

Here's the quote from AP JohnnyRingo 8 hrs ago #4

I've come to this realization as well WSHazel NCDem47 8 hrs ago #5

But part of me thinks that we would never get that Dem trifecta unless Scrivener7 8 hrs ago #11

I'm going to cut back on spending, shut down my billfold. Republicans hate that! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 8 hrs ago #6

How can a president openly say he will target Blue states, declare a war within, target his doc03 8 hrs ago #8

He's been destroying the government all year and yeah, he wanted, which makes it unavoidable. themaguffin 8 hrs ago #9

They were already unilaterally deciding what was essential and non-essential. Scrivener7 8 hrs ago #10

+1 dalton99a 8 hrs ago #12

The shutdown will be DOGE on steroids. sop 7 hrs ago #13

The puppetmaster bro-boyz currently managing his id are aiming for 47 days Maru Kitteh 7 hrs ago #14

It isnt ear what his end game is Johonny 6 hrs ago #15

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