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NCDem47

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5. I've come to this realization as well WSHazel

Reply to WSHazel (Original post)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 08:09 AM

Oct 3

This country is not coming out of this "shutdown" without significant damage--which is what the chaos agents wanted all along. It will take a Dem trifecta of WH, Senate and House to put even a fraction of it back in place.

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Trump wanted the shutdown [View all] WSHazel Oct 3 OP

Longest government shutdown on record was disfunctional tRump 1.0. It was 35 days Bernardo de La Paz Oct 3 #1

Yes, but during his first term Coldwater Oct 3 #3

He was full-on then, too. intheflow Oct 3 #7

I agree, but I still don't blame the Dems for not caving. Trueblue Texan Oct 3 #2

Here's the quote from AP JohnnyRingo Oct 3 #4

I've come to this realization as well WSHazel NCDem47 Oct 3 #5

But part of me thinks that we would never get that Dem trifecta unless Scrivener7 Oct 3 #11

I'm going to cut back on spending, shut down my billfold. Republicans hate that! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Oct 3 #6

How can a president openly say he will target Blue states, declare a war within, target his doc03 Oct 3 #8

He's been destroying the government all year and yeah, he wanted, which makes it unavoidable. themaguffin Oct 3 #9

They were already unilaterally deciding what was essential and non-essential. Scrivener7 Oct 3 #10

+1 dalton99a Oct 3 #12

The shutdown will be DOGE on steroids. sop Oct 3 #13

The puppetmaster bro-boyz currently managing his id are aiming for 47 days Maru Kitteh Oct 3 #14

It isnt ear what his end game is Johonny Oct 3 #15