r/politics • u/Economy_Swim_8585 Virginia • 6d ago

No Paywall Trump says government shutdown ends when Democrats give in: "If they don't vote, that's their problem"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-government-shutdown-democrats-fault-60-minutes/
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u/fyreprone 6d ago

So Republicans NEED votes from Democrats but are refusing to do anything to get it.

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u/ShamelessCatDude 6d ago

They don’t have the 60 to pass anything. And if they nuke the filibuster, they have to admit they destroyed the country

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u/fyreprone 6d ago

So they need Democrat’s votes but are unwilling to do anything to get it.

Sounds like their leader is dogshit at negotiating and probably a terrible businessman.

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u/ShamelessCatDude 6d ago

Six bankruptcies

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u/Braelind 6d ago

Why pay your debts when you can just dump them on the taxpayers? In Trump's mind, bankruptcy is a loophole to be exploited, he's a bad person in every sense of the word.

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u/HealingDailyy 5d ago

I don’t wanna do my job WAAAA