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IcyPeas

(24,321 posts)
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 07:06 PM 8 hrs ago

Trump: a lot of good can come down from shutdowns....


https://www.instagram.com/p/DPUVeHjk-zQ/
A shuttered government is familiar territory to President Donald Trump, whose first term saw three shutdowns, including a 35-day closure spanning the end of 2018 into early 2019. It remains the longest in U.S. history.

"A lot of good can come down from shutdowns," Trump told reporters in the White House a few hours before the deadline. "We can get rid of a lot of things that we didn't want."

Trump's history with government shutdowns? He's no stranger. https://share.google/5Lsic8pEHqtcA1MSK
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Trump: a lot of good can come down from shutdowns.... (Original Post) IcyPeas 8 hrs ago OP
He is doing it on purpose. Hurt people until he gets what he wants. Irish_Dem 8 hrs ago #1
His purpose is continuing the Epstein Cover-up Hassler 8 hrs ago #2
Praise the Bored and Pass the Toe Tags! MrWowWow 8 hrs ago #3

Hassler

(4,554 posts)
2. His purpose is continuing the Epstein Cover-up
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 07:10 PM
8 hrs ago

The layoffs are just his attempt at distraction

MrWowWow

(1,417 posts)
3. Praise the Bored and Pass the Toe Tags!
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 07:14 PM
8 hrs ago

The beatings will continue until morale improves...

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