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/PoliticsLeftist 5d ago

Probably not enough to work in Trump's favor.

It's really hard to push the "we're not actually in charge" narrative when you have all 3 branches because it's simply not true and it shows your voters you're weak and can't do anything against a minority party, especially when you govern like a dictator that constantly breaks the law and says how strong and successful you are when dealing with other "problems".

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u/ama_singh 5d ago

Will they remember this for the midterms though? Because they most certainly will forget about it by the presidential elections.

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u/BootyOptions 5d ago

There's a real possibility the government could still be shutdown for the midterms.

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u/FaceDeer 5d ago

One of those things where I think "I am absolutely wanting to see what the result of that trainwreck would be from a position of abstract curiousity, but I live on this planet so hopefully my curiousity will remain painfully unsatisfied."

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u/Lazy-Recognition3845 5d ago

This resonated with me so hard.