Trump Is Using Government Websites to Blame Democrats for the Shutdown

"Trump indicated to reporters on Tuesday that he views the shutdown as an opportunity to fire federal workers and eliminate government programs. "We can get rid of a lot of things that we didn't want and they'd be Democrat things," Trump said. He has previously said that his administration would be "laying off a lot of people that are going to be very affected" by the shutdown. "They're Democrats, they're going to be Democrats," Trump said when discussing who would be targeted."

"After negotiations between congressional Democrats and Republicans on a continuing resolution to fund the federal government faltered, a partial shutdown of some federal services began on Wednesday morning. Though the House passed a version of the continuing resolution, it was blocked by a filibuster from some Democrats in the Senate. Senate versions of the resolution from both parties have also failed to pass in that chamber."

"At issue is a number of health care cuts that were passed in Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Democrats are attempting to use their leverage to reverse the bill's Medicaid cuts and to restore expiring tax credits for those receiving insurance through the exchange established by the Affordable Care Act. A permanent extension on those subsidies would save $350 billion in health costs for around 3.8 million people over the next decade."

Negotiations over a continuing resolution to fund the federal government faltered, triggering a partial shutdown of some federal services. The House passed a version of the continuing resolution, but a Senate filibuster blocked it and Senate versions from both parties failed to pass. The dispute centers on health-care cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act; Democrats seek to reverse Medicaid cuts and restore expiring tax credits for people receiving insurance through the ACA exchange. A permanent extension of those subsidies would save $350 billion in health costs for about 3.8 million people over the next decade. Republicans seek a clean continuing resolution.

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