"He takes food and health care from the neediest and tries to, in his words, traumatize people [View all]

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—then he calls himself a Christian,”

“Everyone still remembers when he said he wanted to cause maximum trauma to federal workers,” the neighbor said. “And that’s hard to forget.”

Russ Vought Is Trump’s Shutdown Hero. His Neighbors Think His Work Is “Abhorrent.”

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/russ-vought-is-trumps-shutdown-hero-his-neighbors-think-his-work-is-abhorrent/

What You Should Know About Russ Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
Vought is the architect of President Trump’s broader plan to fire civil servants, freeze government programs and dismantle entire agencies. Here are some key things to know about the D.C. insider who wants to take a hatchet to the federal government.

https://www.propublica.org/article/about-russell-vought-trump-shadow-president?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1761656434&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

The first article is from Oct. 3, the second one from Oct. 20, but the fact remains that this shutdown and the cruelty is being brought to you by Russ Vought. And this cruelty is intentional.