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We Got This Covered
We Got This Covered
David James

‘If Trump was king, the government would be open’: Mike Johnson wistfully imagines the rise of King Trump I

We are now 19 days into the government shutdown, and there are no signs it’s going to end anytime soon. Negotiations between Democrats and Republicans are at a standstill, with neither side conceding an inch to the other in negotiations over Donald Trump‘s planned spending cuts.

Given that Trump and the Republicans control all three branches of government, voters are understandably blaming them for the gridlock. MAGA wants this to become the “Schumer shutdown”, but opinion polls suggest voters aren’t buying this.

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