“Dems’ Shutdown Scam: Playing Politics With Servicemen’s Pay”

Bring on the Shutdown: Why Democrats’ Budget Games Will Backfire

Washington, D.C. — The United States is once again staring down a government shutdown, but this time the blame lies squarely on the shoulders of Democrats. After voting 13 times in favor of continuing resolutions under the Biden administration, they’ve suddenly changed course now that President Trump is back in power. Their demand to add $1.5 trillion in new spending would gut the “big, beautiful” tax reform bill and drag America deeper into fiscal chaos. This is not about governing — it’s political gamesmanship, and it’s reckless.

The truth is simple: Congress needs a clean continuing resolution. Nothing more, nothing less. Spending levels remain bloated compared to pre-COVID norms, and lawmakers need seven weeks to finish the twelve appropriation bills that actually set the nation’s budget. Instead of acting responsibly, Democrats are playing shutdown politics, hoping the public will blame Trump. They’re wrong. This time, it will backfire miserably.

The real victims in the short term will be servicemen, TSA agents, and federal employees whose paychecks will be delayed. Courts may stall cases, and some prisoners will be kept behind bars longer than necessary. But Americans aren’t blind. They see through the lies. They know this fight is about whether their tax dollars will fund more reckless spending and benefits for illegal immigrants — something more than 80% of voters oppose.

Painful as a shutdown may be, it could become a blessing in disguise. It gives Trump the chance to cut waste, trim fat, and stop Washington from behaving like “lazy slobs” who burn through taxpayer money without accountability. Federal bloat has been sucking the lifeblood out of hardworking Americans for too long. A shutdown shines a light on that problem and forces real choices about priorities.

House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries can go on CNBC and “lie through his teeth” all he wants, but the American people aren’t buying it. Democrats are on the wrong side of this fight, just as they have been on countless 80-20 issues before.

This shutdown showdown isn’t a disaster — it’s an opportunity. And if it takes some short-term pain to expose Washington’s insanity and bring real reform, then let the chips fall where they may.