Here are the SIMPLE FACTS about the Republican Shutdown:
1️⃣ Republicans control everything — and still can’t govern.
They hold the White House, the House, and the Senate. When one party runs the entire government and it grinds to a halt, there’s no one else to blame. As one Republican once said: “The president needs to get a deal.”
2️⃣ Republicans don’t even have their own team together.
They need 60 Senate votes to pass their own bill — and they can’t even get 55. This isn’t a Democratic blockade. It’s a Republican meltdown.
3️⃣ Republicans are lying about “healthcare for illegal aliens.”
That claim has been debunked by every major fact-checker: AP, NPR, PBS, KFF Health News, and Georgetown University.
➡️ Undocumented immigrants do not — and never have — received Medicaid or ACA subsidies.
What Democrats are fighting for:
* Affordable coverage for 24 million American citizens whose premiums will skyrocket.
* Restoring coverage for lawfully present immigrants — refugees, asylum seekers, and DACA recipients — that Republicans stripped away.
* Protecting Medicaid from nearly $1 trillion in GOP cuts that hit veterans, seniors, and families.
4️⃣ Republicans are using the shutdown as political revenge.
They’ve frozen $26 billion in infrastructure and climate funding — targeting mostly blue states — while threatening SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans and putting thousands of federal workers out of a job. This isn’t fiscal discipline. It’s extortion.
5️⃣ Republicans admit their own message is collapsing.
Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters the GOP’s talking points are “getting old.” Meanwhile, the House remains on vacation while families go without paychecks and critical services shut down.
6️⃣ Polls show America knows who’s at fault.
Every major poll says the same thing: Voters blame Republicans more. Even conservatives admit it. Because when you control everything and still fail to lead — you own the chaos.
7️⃣ Here’s what Democrats are fighting for:
��� Keeping health insurance affordable for working families.
✅ Restoring funding for hospitals and public health.
✅ Stopping the GOP from weaponizing the shutdown to punish blue states.
🚨🚨 This is a Republican Shutdown — built on lies, cruelty, and political theater.
When you cut healthcare, freeze aid, and hold the country hostage to please your donors, you don’t deserve to govern.
The Receipts
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DANA "DING DONG" PERINO (NEVER HEARD OF HER UNTIL TODAY!) IS MELTING DOWN BECAUSE OF ME, GAVIN C. NEWSOM! FOX HATES THAT I AM AMERICA’S MOST FAVORITE GOVERNOR ("RATINGS KING") SAVING AMERICA — WHILE TRUMP CAN’T EVEN CONQUER THE “BIG” STAIRS ON AIR FORCE ONE ANYMORE!!! TRUMP HAS “LOST HIS STEP” AND FOX IS LOSING IT BECAUSE WHEN I TYPE, AMERICA NOW WINS!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. — GCN
@PhilMickelson@GovGavNew@CAgovernor Name the state/person - otherwise this is just unsubstantiated rhetoric. I have lost all respect for you, and it has nothing to do with LIV either. It's these constant (stupid) political opinions.
@magagirl1234@LauraLoomer@JoeBiden oh fuck off you dumb shit. At least Biden was surrounded by experts unlike the orange clown who just has fox news hosts.
@LauraLoomer@JoeBiden Why do you even care? If you had an ounce of decency you'd wish him well. And get educated, most doctors stop testing for prostate cancer after age 70 - do your fucking research you horrible human being.
@Cernovich Give me a fucking break loser. Every president has a shadow government - it's called a cabinet and educated advisors. I mean, except Trump. His staff is 100% unqualified.
Jill Biden has a PhD in education. She's not a medical doctor.
But you don't have to be a medical doctor to diagnose Donald Trump Jr.
Terminally stupid and a vile human being.
@SaraGonzalesTX The obsession you all have with someone no longer in office is amazing. Really shows who is trying to distract from the real shit going on. Fuck off.