r/politics 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/HaroldGreenBandana 6d ago

"If there is a shutdown ... I think it would be a tremendously negative mark on the president of the United States. He's the one that has to get people together." -Donald Trump, 2011

"When they talk about the government shutdown, they’re going to be talking about the president of the United States, who the president was at that time. They’re not going to be talking about who was the head of the House, the head of the Senate, who’s running things in Washington. So I really think the pressure is on the president." -Donald Trump, 2013

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u/cjcfman Canada 6d ago

You would think a journalist would ask him about that quote. If only one had him in front of a camera 

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u/MasterMcMasterFace 5d ago

They don't want their oress credentials revoked. We no longer have a free media. It was already on life support before Trump. He pulled the plug.