{"id":67827,"date":"2025-10-01T13:39:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T20:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=67827"},"modified":"2025-10-02T08:28:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T15:28:53","slug":"maga-mike-johnson-admits-that-the-shutdown-is-something-that-weve-all-always-wanted-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=67827","title":{"rendered":"MAGA Mike Johnson Admits that the Shutdown is ‘Something that We’ve All Always Wanted to Do’"},"content":{"rendered":"

IT’S HERE! The long feared government shutdown has begun. It’s the first one since the last time that Donald Trump was occupying the White House. What does that tell you? And despite all the evidence – including the fact that Republicans control both houses of the legislative branch – Trump and his MAGA cronies are trying desperately to blame it all on Democrats.<\/p>\n

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\"Donald<\/p>\n

The spin from the GOP is predictably centered on their hateful and racist fixation on immigrants. They are outright lying that Democrats are withholding their votes in order to obtain free healthcare for “illegal aliens.”<\/em> Never mind that no Democrat is proposing that or even suggesting it as a condition for passage of the budget bill. And Republicans can’t provide any proof of their dishonest claim. Which is typical of the GOP.<\/p>\n

SEE THIS: Trump Declares that He Will Not Negotiate with Democrats to Avoid Shutdown, Then Blames Democrats<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Surprisingly, on Wednesday morning GOP House Speaker MAGA Mike Johnson decided to tell the truth for a change. During an interview with Fox News Senior Trump-Fluffer, Maria Bartiromo, Johnson admitted that shutting down the government was a long desired goal of the Republican Party….<\/p>\n

Bartiromo:<\/strong> Trump has said that he could use this as an opportunity to further cut government and turn some of those temporary furloughs into permanent job cuts. Speaker, can you assess what you are expecting in terms of the job cuts and how severe they could be?
\nJohnson:<\/strong> Yes, the president and I talked about this at great length. While, a shutdown is very damaging for real American people who depend upon government services, it can provide an opportunity to downsize the scope and the scale of government, which is something that we\u2019ve all always wanted to do.<\/p>\n

So in a way, Chuck Schumer has now handed the keys to the kingdom to the executive branch under President Trump to do some things that we would not otherwise be able to do because we would never get Democrat votes for them. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Johnson: \u201cWhile a shutdown is very damaging for real American people who depend upon government services, it can provide an opportunity to downsize the scope and the scale of government, which is something that we've all always wanted to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

— The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com)<\/a> 2025-10-01T14:07:33.799Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n