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Velshi: Trump is using the shutdown to punish his rivals - and the American people - Velshi - MSNBC
Four days into a government shutdown, congressional Republicans are refusing to negotiate and have ultimately done away with regular order. Trump is using the shutdown as an excuse to punish his political rivals and advance his agenda by canceling government funding to Democratic-led states, from infrastructure funds for New York to transit funds for Chicago. - Aired on 10/04/2025.
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He reported from the Ukraine border at the start of that horrible war, I watched him take a rubber bullet to his leg when he was reporting on a protest during the first TFG administration and he can and does sub for any host on MSNBC. One of the best. 
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