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Cai Pigliucci<\/strong>Reporting from Capitol Hill<\/p>\n
The Trump administration has ramped up its messaging and strategy
\nagainst Democrats as the shutdown continues. <\/p>\n
President Trump posted a Truth
\nSocial this morning saying he will speak to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought “to
\ndetermine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a political
\nSCAM, he recommends to be cut, and whether or not those cuts will be temporary
\nor permanent”.<\/p>\n
On the first day of the shutdown, the White House moved to pause
\nor cancel billions of dollars in funding meant for blue states, including $18
\nbillion in infrastructure projects in New York – home of both Senator Chuck
\nSchumer and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. <\/p>\n
On the Housing and Urban
\nDevelopment (HUD) government website, a large post on its front page says:
\n“The Radical Left in Congress shut down the government.”<\/p>\n
Before wrapping up his press conference today, Speaker Mike Johnson was asked about all of this.
\nJohnson said “I think what the HUD website says is the objective truth
\nthat we’re telling you right now… They are the ones who made that
\ndecision”.<\/p>\n
But even in Trump’s own party, some lawmakers have come out
\nagainst some of these tactics by the administration. Congressman Mike Lawler of
\nNew York, a Republican, released a statement yesterday saying he “strongly
\nopposes these harmful cuts, which undermine, amongst other things, our
\ncounterterrorism efforts and critical infrastructure projects
\nin New York.” <\/p>\n
We’ll be waiting to see what other cuts are coming after Trump’s
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