"In the Oval Office Tuesday, hours before the shutdown began, Trump told reporters that "when you shut it down, you have to do layoffs. So, we'd be laying off a lot of people that are going to be very affected, and they're Democrats. They're gonna be Democrats." In the days leading up to the shutdown, congressional Democrats attempted to force Republicans to roll back cuts to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act subsidies -"
"However, they've struggled to make this story land with the American public. A Washington Post poll released Thursday found that 47% of US adults blame Trump and Republicans for the shutdown, while just 30% blame Democrats and 23% say they are unsure. The sample was divided roughly equally between those who voted for Trump and those who voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris (D) in 2024."
President Donald Trump is using the government shutdown to carry out layoffs of federal workers and cuts to grants aimed at blue states. He said layoffs would affect many Democrats. Congressional Democrats sought to force Republicans to roll back cuts to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act subsidies, cuts expected to leave as many as 15 million Americans uninsured and raise premiums for tens of millions more. Trump and the GOP accused Democrats of pushing to fund free healthcare for "illegal aliens." A Washington Post poll found 47% of US adults blame Trump and Republicans for the shutdown, 30% blame Democrats, and 23% are unsure. Several agency websites were updated with banners blaming "Democrats" and the "Radical Left," prompting Rep. Pramila Jayapal to call the changes an effort to use taxpayer dollars to shift blame.
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