Centrist Republicans warn against Trump's partisan shutdown strategy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's freezing of funds for Democratic-led states has raised concerns among some centrist Republicans in the U.S. Congress, who worry that leaning into these divisions could make it harder to end an ongoing government shutdown.
"You're going to create a bad faith environment here that could put us further out. They need to be very judicious," Republican Senator Thom Tillis, who is involved in informal bipartisan talks to end the shutdown, told reporters in the U.S. Capitol this week.
The government shutdown entered its fourth day on Saturday, making it the fifth longest in U.S. history.
Trump warned Democrats earlier in the week that he could make "irreversible" cuts to the federal government during a shutdown and the White House has so far frozen $28 billion in infrastructure funds that had been headed to New York, California and Illinois - all home to sizable Democratic populations and critics of the president.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/centrist-republicans-warn-against-trumps-101658977.html
Are there any centrist Republicans left?
= new reply since forum marked as read
That's fucking hilarious. 
Kick in to the DU tip jar?
This week we're running a special pop-up mini fund drive. From Monday through Friday we're going ad-free for all registered members, and we're asking you to kick in to the DU tip jar to support the site and keep us financially healthy.
As a bonus, making a contribution will allow you to leave kudos for another DU member, and at the end of the week we'll recognize the DUers who you think make this community great.