Government Shutdown News/Discussion

[macallik]

Trump eyes cuts to 'Democrat Agencies' in government shutdown

Trump has already frozen federal transit and green-energy funding for Democratic-leaning states and has threatened to fire more federal workers during the shutdown.

www.reuters.com

 

[Hood Critic]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1974150018614341737

 

[kfbf]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1974150018614341737

53% are idiots.

 

[SirReginald]

Trump is such a a baby. Crazy thing, he said that a shutdown was a tough look on the President (before he got in office). He's had like three.

 

[FAH1223]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1974198100920303657

 

[Afro]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1974198100920303657

I'm glad you're here breh

 

[bnew]

Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown. Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7556099828724337975

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[Noir Recylavles]

Trump is such a a baby. Crazy thing, he said that a shutdown was a tough look on the President (before he got in office). He's had like three.

Aint no way Republicans giving up power

Mike Johnson said Trump enjoys trolling

Meanwhile ppl ain't getting paid

 

[SirReginald]

Aint no way Republicans giving up power

Nike Johnson said Trump enjoys trolling

Meanwhile ppl ain't getting paid

Only people who will continue to get paid during this shutdown will be Congress.

 

[BobbyWojak]

Woke up to this

 

[WHOADIE]

Crazy, wonder how long this one will last

 

[bnew]

lying bastard

[Nope] Mike Johnson speculates on why the dems are pushing the shutdown

https://www.reddit.com/r/CringeTikToks/comments/1nvcibt/mike_johnson_speculates_on_why_the_dems_are

Spoiler: text

Posted on Wed Oct 1 16:12:00 2025 UTC

https://v.redd.it/3tvqvsfjyisf1

https://www.fox35orlando.com/video/1716938

 

[TCM]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1974200072616513916

 

[macallik]

Crazy, wonder how long this one will last

The gist I got was that the Project 2025 people are running the show now and have a plan in place to make it go on indefinitely:

OMB Director Russ Vought expected to play an outsized role in government shutdown

OMB Director Russ Vought is expected to play a major role during the government shutdown, including whether there are mass layoffs.

www.usatoday.com

I don't see how gutting "democratic agencies" and then blaming Democrats is a winning strategy though. Perhaps that's why they are encouraging Trump to take a back seat so that they can cut agencies w/o coming across as partisan?

They are trying to do the European playbook (they targeted Trump districts with tariff responses) but since Republicans are in charge of closing agencies winners/losers, I don't see how they come across as blameless. It's like an abusive husband saying "Look what you made me do" after he beats his wife.

 

[TCM]

I don't see how gutting "democratic agencies" and then blaming Democrats is a winning strategy though. Perhaps that's why they are encouraging Trump to take a back seat so that they can cut agencies w/o coming across as partisan?

i mean, let's be honest. the average american's reaction to government shutdowns is :unimpressed:

only thing to really do here is paint trump as a fake negotiator, who can't negotiate shit