Democrats just keep digging themselves deeper into the hole with the Schumer Shutdown. They\u2019re the ones holding the government hostage \u2014 not Republicans \u2014 all so Chuck Schumer can flex for the far-left base and prove he\u2019s still \u201ctough.\u201d<\/p>\n
This shutdown isn\u2019t about policy or principle; it\u2019s about Schumer\u2019s political survival. He\u2019s terrified AOC might come for his seat, so he\u2019s willing to let millions of Americans suffer just to look like he\u2019s standing up to Trump and the GOP.<\/p>\n
But in the process of trying to score political points, Democrats have handed the Trump administration a gift \u2014 more power to make cuts. And now, after ten days of this Schumer Shutdown,\u00a0the gloves are off<\/a>:<\/p>\n \u201cThe RIFs have begun,\u201d White House Budget Director Russell Vought posted on social media Friday, referring to reductions in force, the federal government\u2019s term for layoffs.<\/em><\/p>\n Thousands of people will be laid off as a result of the shutdown, according to a senior White House official. The scope of the cuts was not immediately clear.<\/em><\/p>\n Department of Health and Human Services employees were among those affected, according to HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Bottom line? This one\u2019s on the Democrats, plain and simple. They\u2019re the ones blocking a clean bill and keeping the government shut down \u2014 no amount of spin can change that.<\/p>\n President Trump has them right where he wants them. If they try to drag this out any longer, they\u2019ll only tighten the noose around their own narrative. And for everyone who\u2019s been calling for a leaner, more efficient government? This is exactly the kind of showdown they\u2019ve been waiting for \u2014 and they\u2019re cheering it on:<\/p>\n