{"id":67844,"date":"2025-10-02T13:09:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T20:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=67844"},"modified":"2025-10-02T13:14:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T20:14:16","slug":"trump-unites-america-in-opposition-to-his-shutdown-and-his-skyrocketing-healthcare-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=67844","title":{"rendered":"Trump Unites America &#8211; In Opposition to His Shutdown and His Skyrocketing Healthcare Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now that Donald Trump has succeeded in implementing his government shutdown, the blame game in Washington D.C. has reached a fever pitch. Naturally, Democrats are blaming Republicans, and Republicans are blaming immigrants &#8211; and, oh yeah, Democrats.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Trump Unites America - In Opposition to His Shutdown and His Skyrocketing Healthcare Costs%0D&#038;url=https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=67844\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to post this article on Twitter<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/intent\/compose?text=Trump Unites America - In Opposition to His Shutdown and His Skyrocketing Healthcare Costs%20https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=67844\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to post on Bluesky<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-loser-emoji-e1571261064815.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump\" width=\"550\" height=\"295\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36578\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Republican messaging is rife with flagrant lies about what Democrats want in order to pass the budget legislation. They insist that Democrats are demanding free healthcare for <em>&#8220;illegal aliens.&#8221;<\/em> That&#8217;s a lie. There are zero Democrats proposing that. But Republicans have decided that this will be their sole talking point because they couldn&#8217;t care less about ending the shutdown. In fact, they are rejoicing in it, and even bragging that it is helping them to achieve some of their long term goals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE THIS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=67827\" target=\"_blank\">MAGA Mike Johnson Admits that the Shutdown is \u2018Something that We\u2019ve All Always Wanted to Do\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, the American people have other ideas. They are opposed to Trump and his GOP cohorts allowing healthcare costs to rise to exorbitantly unaffordable levels. As reported by CNN, a new poll by the Washington Post finds that&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Seven in ten Americans side with Democrats in saying that Obamacare subsidies should be extended. {Adding that} <em>&#8220;A lot more people are blaming the president and congressional Republicans than Democrats. [47% to 30%]&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3m2a3q4xpts2b\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreibgioex35admery4zq3wdaepdz22njeru3wuynzgo3azblyxcec4e\">\n<p lang=\"en\">Rep. Rich McCormick dismisses a Washington Post poll showing Americans are blaming Republicans for the shutdown: &#34;Polling is not very accurate because the pollsters generally get out of it what they want. I don&#39;t trust those polls.&#34;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc?ref_src=embed\">Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc\/post\/3m2a3q4xpts2b?ref_src=embed\">2025-10-02T17:36:17.845Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, over on Trump&#8217;s Ministry of Propaganda, Fox News, viewers got a morsel of truth from Democratic strategist Dan Kanninen. He <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/1973807185575751761\" target=\"_blank\">told Fox&#8217;s Brian Roberts<\/a><\/strong> that&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This month, if the ACA tax credits do not go forward, which is what the shutdown is about&#8230;viewers on this network who are 60 years old and making $75,000 a year, will see $841.00 increases monthly to the health insurance premiums.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Republicans were hoping that they could shove this shutdown down America&#8217;s throat and make Democrats take the heat for it. But the American people are smarter than Republicans thought. And the GOP haven&#8217;t helped themselves with statements by their Dear Leader that reveal <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/trumpstruth.org\/statuses\/33173\" target=\"_blank\">how thrilled he is<\/a><\/strong> with the shutdown that will cause severe harm to millions. He posted on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=66938\" target=\"_blank\">his failing Twitter ripoff, Truth Social<\/a><\/strong>, that&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I have a meeting today with Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame, to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a political SCAM&#8230;I can\u2019t believe the Radical Left Democrats gave me this unprecedented opportunity.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That comment is not only an expression of appreciation for the shutdown, but Trump is threatening to cut only <em>&#8220;Democratic Agencies,&#8221;<\/em> which is an openly partisan, and potentially illegal admission. He also reveals that he knows well about the authoritarian handbook <em>&#8220;Project 2025,&#8221;<\/em> that he has been denying any knowledge of for months.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s more, his Propaganda Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, was also on Fox News touting Trump&#8217;s position on the shutdown and the grossly adverse consequences of it. She laid out a threat that is reminiscent of Mafia lingo in a futile attempt to coerce Democrats into submission, saying&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Democrats should know that they put the White House and the president in this position. And if they don&#8217;t want further harm on their constituents back home, then they need to reopen the government. It&#8217;s very simple.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:fviqe3xscfdntuwbuzppqetg\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3m27zvfwk622q\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreiccp7d4maebw5hjvrwrykiegtqdfijpfgf3paumrr2v4fgpbob77q\">\n<p lang=\"en\">Karoline Leavitt tells Fox News that Democrats must comply with Trump&#39;s demands. This is mob talk: Do what we say and your constituents won&#39;t be harmed!Why doesn&#39;t Trump agree with Democrats to stop skyrocketing healthcare costs to prevent further harm to his constituents? It&#39;s very simple.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:fviqe3xscfdntuwbuzppqetg?ref_src=embed\">News Corpse (@newscorpse.bsky.social)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:fviqe3xscfdntuwbuzppqetg\/post\/3m27zvfwk622q?ref_src=embed\">2025-10-02T17:03:27.568Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Maybe Trump and the Republicans are the ones who should reopen the government, since they are the majority party in Congress with the power and obligation to do so. Or are they cool with harming their constituents back home? Clearly it&#8217;s the latter. Why else would Trump and company be moving so quickly and gleefully to dispense their harm?<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED STORIES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=67753\" target=\"_blank\">Field Marshall Trump Orders His Secretary of \u2018War\u2019 to Use \u2018Full Force\u2019 Against Martian Terrorists<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=67649\" target=\"_blank\">Trump Declares that He Will Not Negotiate with Democrats to Avoid Shutdown, Then Blames Democrats<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=67595\" target=\"_blank\">Trump\u2019s 97% Solution is Further Evidence of His Declining Mental Acuity and Pathological Lying<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Be sure to visit and follow News Corpse<br \/>\non <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsCorpse\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NewsCorpse\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/newscorpse.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\">Bluesky<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@newscorpse\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Threads<\/a>.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>And check out my books on Amazon:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2aOYFpM\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">Fox Nation vs. Reality:<br \/>\nThe Fox News Cult of Ignorance.<\/a><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Thanks so much for your support.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that Donald Trump has succeeded in implementing his government shutdown, the blame game in Washington D.C. has reached a fever pitch. Naturally, Democrats are blaming Republicans, and Republicans are blaming immigrants &#8211; and, oh yeah, Democrats. Click here to post this article on Twitter or Click here to post on Bluesky The Republican messaging [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[219,1,361,8,16],"tags":[554,1141,33,1142,1520,430,1133,301],"class_list":["post-67844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","category-general","category-healthcare","category-propaganda","category-wankery","tag-donald-trump","tag-economy","tag-fox-news","tag-healthcare","tag-karoline-leavitt","tag-polls","tag-propaganda","tag-republicans"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-loser-emoji-e1571261064815.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Ijg-hEg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":68018,"url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=68018","url_meta":{"origin":67844,"position":0},"title":"HUH? 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