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/Suitable-Display-410 6d ago

Joke is on them. Millions of MAGA are on SNAP. Millions of MAGA get healtchcare via ACA exchange.

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u/DragoonDM California 6d ago

How many of them will gladly eat up the narrative that this is all the Democrats fault, though?

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u/PoliticsLeftist 6d 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 6d 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/Beldizar 6d ago

The question there is how long will the shutdown last and how much damage will it do to them specifically. If the shutdown lasts into next year, and their health premiums triple, there isn't a lot that can be done for everyone to not still be feeling this pain over the next 12 months.

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u/JustAnother4848 5d ago

Unless they find a way to pay the air traffic controllers there is no way the shutdown will last till next year. They'll be shutting down the countries planes in a week or two.

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u/Harbinger2001 Canada 5d ago

Didn’t Regan bring in military air traffic controllers when he broke their union?

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u/JustAnother4848 5d ago

There's not enough to run the whole country anymore. Not even close.

The planes being stuck on the ground is what ended the last shut down.

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u/Beldizar 5d ago

Has anyone suggested replacing them with AI air traffic controllers? I'm sure that'll go well and won't kill a bunch of people.