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David James

‘Not appropriate or necessary’: Trump and Republicans plan to deny furloughed workers back pay and blame Dems

Donald Trump controls the presidency, the Senate, the House, and has the Republican Party wrapped around his little finger. So, naturally, it’s the Democrats’ fault that everything is going extraordinarily badly for America

Trump is currently frantically trying to blame Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown, which began at 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 1 after Congress and Trump failed to reach a deal to fund the government after refusing to offer key Democrats any concessions on Medicaid cuts.

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