Trump targets Dem priorities during shutdown

 Daily Signal:

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson put the blame for any shutdown cuts on the Democratic Party Thursday, as he backed up President Donald Trump’s talk of slashing unwanted programs.

“This is the way the system works. This is [Senate Minority Leader] Chuck Schumer’s decision, is to hand … the keys to the kingdom to the president. He has put himself in that situation, and it’s completely unnecessary. The president takes no pleasure in this,” said Johnson, R-La.

The federal government has entered its second day of its partial shutdown, as Democrats have refused to provide the votes necessary to consider a seven-week stopgap funding bill.

Johnson’s remarks followed Trump’s morning Truth Social post, in which he wrote, “I have a meeting today with [Office of Management and Budget director] Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame, to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a political SCAM, he recommends to be cut, and whether or not those cuts will be temporary or permanent.”
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Trump added, “I can’t believe the Radical Left Democrats gave me this unprecedented opportunity. They are not stupid people, so maybe this is their way of wanting to, quietly and quickly, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

Vought has already frozen billions of dollars in funding for New York City subway infrastructure projects, and, under his direction, federal agencies are carrying out their contingency plans, which include delaying payments to employees and targeting spending that is not aligned with the White House’s policy priorities.
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The Democrats continue to pursue policies that the majority of Americans oppose.  The Democrats seem to think that they can spend their way back into the majority, but that is not what a majority of Americans want.  Trump should take advantage of this shutdown to eliminate wasteful spending.

See also:

Massive Leftist city smacked with an eyebrow raising punishment from the Trump admin

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 President Trump’s team just slammed the brakes on $18 billion worth of federal cash headed to New York City’s pet projects. The reason? Those funds were tangled up in what the administration calls straight-up “unconstitutional” diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) “principles”—better known as the woke agenda that’s been poisoning American priorities for years.

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And:

 Energy Dept. Axes 223 Biden-Era 'Green New Scam' Projects, Saves $7.5 Billion

And:

 Trump trolls leftists as shutdown presents key opportunity to cut 'Democrat Agencies'

And:

 POLL: Americans Overwhelmingly Back Trump, GOP In Shutdown Battle

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