The real reason for a government shutdown at this point would be to slow down the success of President Trump’s economic policies and to slow down the march of President Trump’s policies through Congress. Actually. the RINO Republicans are doing a good job of slowing down the Trump agenda in Congress.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, The Daily Signal<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n CNN\u2019s Dana Bash pointed out to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> on Sunday that a partial government shutdown over Democrats\u2019 demands for restrictions on enforcement by federal agents would primarily affect agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Transportation Security Administration, and the Federal Aviation Administration.<\/strong><\/p>\n Despite Democrats\u2019 new list of demands for Republicans to avoid a shutdown, President Donald Trump\u2019s One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act already provided substantial funding to the Department of\u00a0Homeland Security<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n During their \u201cState of the Union\u201d interview, Bash asked Jeffries how a shutdown would advance Democrats\u2019 goal to \u201crein\u201d in immigration agencies under DHS<\/a> if it would disrupt others whose missions were not focused on immigration enforcement operations.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWell, our plan is to get there on behalf of the American people. That\u2019s why we need to press forward aggressively and ensure that there are legislative changes enacted as part of any DHS spending bill, because that\u2019s the way that you change behavior,\u201d Jeffries said. \u201cAnd these are commonsense changes, things like mandatory body cameras. Judicial warrants should absolutely be required before ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] agents can storm private property and rip everyday Americans out of their homes in such a violent fashion.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Just for the record, everyday Americans are not being ripped out of their homes in violent fashion.<\/p>\n In January 2026, Politifact<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n The question becomes, “What is the acceptable number of illegal alien criminals to allow to live in America?” Are you willing to have them live in your neighborhood?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The real reason for a government shutdown at this point would be to slow down the success of President Trump’s economic policies and to slow down the march of President Trump’s policies through Congress. Actually. the RINO Republicans are doing … Continue reading \n