Virtual Town Hall with Sen. Whitehouse

[phylny]

I just finished listening to his meeting with Gov. O’Malley. They think Doge and Trump are trying to make SS so inefficient by firing people that they break it so they can “fix” (pillage) it.

In the question and answer period, Sen. Whitehouse said that there’s a reason why a shutdown isn’t desirable and that’s because even more damage can be brought upon governmental agencies by Trump during a shutdown. He said while the Republicans are publicly saying they don’t want a shutdown, privately he’s not so sure Trump isn’t waiting it to grasp even more control.

Lastly, he said if you or your family have already been affected by DOGE actions, send your Senators the story - the human face on all this mayhem is important for them to know and mention publicly. .

[dgauss]

1. Republicans believe their disinformation machine can spin anything.

That's their sop now and why they believe they can get away with anything at this point, no matter how much damage it causes. They believe they can blame it on the Democrats and enough people will believe it. Or at least not know what to believe anymore.