Vice President JD Vance gave his word on Wednesday that memes mocking House and Senate Minority Leaders Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) would stop if Jeffries would help end the ongoing government shutdown.
Vance stepped into the White House briefing room to address the press corps and offered his &#8220;solemn promise&#8221; to put an end to the memes, provided Jeffries helped steer his party toward a compromise.
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🚨 LMFAO! JD Vance just responded to Hakeem Jeffries being offended by Trump&#8217;s memes
&#8220;I will tell Hakeem Jeffries right now, I make a solemn promise to you, that if you help us reopen the government, the sombrero memes WILL stop!&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;ve talked to the President about that.&#8221; 🤣 <a href="https://t.co/DkJy5t5ooe">pic.twitter.com/DkJy5t5ooe</a>
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Vance explained that the memes — which showed Jeffries with a fake mustache and sombrero and Schumer complaining about the Democratic Party — were made in an effort to &#8220;poke fun at the absurdity&#8221; of some of the demands being made by Democrats with regard to any agreement to fund the government going forward.
&#8220;I will tell Hakeem Jeffries right now, I make a solemn promise to you, that if you help us reopen the government, the sombrero memes will stop!&#8221; Vance added, prompting laughter around the briefing room. &#8220;And I&#8217;ve talked to the President of the United States about that.&#8221;
Vance went on to say that, in all seriousness, if there were any Senate Democrats who wanted to negotiate a deal to reopen the government, he would be glad to take part.
The memes began with one video posted to President Trump&#8217;s account on X and Truth Social:
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When Jeffries responded by complaining about the &#8220;racist&#8221; nature of the meme. &#8220;The next time you have something to say about me, don’t cop out through a racist and fake AI video! When I’m back in the Oval Office, say it to my face!&#8221; he demanded.
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Hakeem Jeffries is very upset about Trump’s video depicting him with a mustache and a sombrero: “The next time you have something to say about me, don’t cop out through a racist and fake AI video! When I’m back in the Oval Office, say it to my face!”
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Jeffries continued to complain about the meme during an appearance on MSNBC with host Lawrence O&#8217;Donnell, and Trump responded with a meme made from a clip of that interview.
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Former White House official Alyssa Farah Griffin argued on Wednesday that President Donald Trump absolutely “has a plan” for the ongoing government shutdown and how to best use it to his advantage, saying that Democrats were unlikely to enjoy the eventual outcome.
The ABC midday talk show opened with a discussion between Griffin and the other co-hosts about the shutdown that Senate Democrats triggered on Tuesday — and who was more likely to be blamed if the parties were unable to quickly reach an agreement and get things reopened.
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Griffin cited polling that suggested Democrats were likely to feel the brunt of the public’s anger, saying, “There’s polling out there that says, well, 4% will blame Republicans and 23% are going to blame Dems. Another 34% of Americans blame both sides.”
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“Even on the Obamacare subsidies, you could pass it as a stand-alone bill,” she added, referencing one of the key sticking-point issues. “It does not need to be tied to shutting down the government. What I constantly hear is Donald Trump has too much power. The White House, the executive branch, has too much power. By shutting down the federal government, Congress, you’ve given up spending power.”
Griffin went on to insist that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) would surely have “figured it out.”
“Well, yeah, she did figure it out,” co-host Whoopi Goldberg agreed, and then complained that the real problem was that Republicans weren’t bending to the whims of holdout Democrats.
“We just need a better person to compromise with. We need somebody who is willing to compromise,” Goldberg continued. “[Trump said] that he’ll go to work on Democrats during the shutdown. It’s like, why are you going to work on us? We’re trying to work with you. He wouldn’t meet with them.”
“But that’s my warning to Democrats. Donald Trump wants the shutdown. You guys shouldn’t have given what he wanted because it means he’s got a plan and I don’t think you’re going to like the outcome,” Griffin concluded.

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Vice President JD Vance told Ben Shapiro that he believes that the Democrats’ resolve to continue blocking government funding was “cracking” less than one day into a government shutdown. 
Vance pointed to the support from multiple Democratic senators for a Republican-backed temporary funding bill on Tuesday night as evidence that some rank-and-file Democrats would soon abandon their opposition to the stopgap measure. The vice president made the comments during a Wednesday <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-2290-warfighters-hegseth-trump-launch-assault-on-woke-military?utm_campaign=dwplus&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=iterable&amp;utm_content=20251001_bss">appearance</a> on “The Ben Shapiro Show.” 
“You already see, I think, the Democrats cracking a little bit because they realize it&#8217;s such a preposterous position to say, ‘We&#8217;re gonna shut down TSA, we&#8217;re gonna not pay our troops because you guys won&#8217;t give us benefits for illegal aliens.’ It&#8217;s crazy, and I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s a tenable political situation for them to be in,” Vance said. 
The Democrats who voted with Republicans for a bill that would continue federal spending at the same levels as the previous fiscal year were Sens. John Fetterman (PA) and Catherine Cortez Masto (NM). Sen. Angus King, an independent from Maine who caucuses with Democrats, also supported the temporary spending measure. 
Vance said that Democrats wanted another $1.5 trillion in spending, adding that they are “asking us to give taxpayer-funded healthcare benefits for illegal aliens.”
“Under the Biden administration, we would pay all of the hospital benefits for illegal aliens if they went to an American hospital,” Vance said. “So we turned that program off in President Trump&#8217;s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill.’ The Democrats want to turn it back on, and that would cost, again, hundreds of billions of dollars.”
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Vance blasted Democrats for backing yet another giveaway to illegal immigrants — free healthcare for those paroled after sneaking across the border. 
He accused Democrats of holding the government hostage and insisted they should wait until after funding is secured to push their policy fights.
“If they want to turn it back on, there is a clean, easy piece of legislation that nearly every Republican supports, they should just vote for it, turn the government back on, and then we can have the debate about health care policy that they seem to want to have. 
You can watch the full interview <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro6eULMt-ns">here</a>.

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As Democrats forced a government shutdown, The Washington Post Editorial Board issued a <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/10/01/government-shutdown-democrats-progressives-freedom-caucus/">warning</a> — which apparently fell on deaf ears — predicting that their strategy was likely to backfire and ultimately favor President Donald Trump.
According to the Post, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) had attempted to split the baby in the final hours, asking whether others in his party might be amenable to a short-term agreement that would buy them more time to negotiate — and he was met with an adamant refusal from Progressive Caucus Chair Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX): “Hell no.”
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chuck-schumer-forcefully-made-the-case-that-biden-should-bow-out-report">progressive wing</a> of the Democratic Party — along with a number of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/msnbc-host-rage-quits-democratic-party-on-air-blames-chuck-schumer-for-caving">far-left media personalities</a> — blamed Schumer for “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-think-you-caved-schumer-gets-an-absolute-grilling-on-the-view">caving</a>” to Republicans during the last shutdown battle, after he argued it was better to keep the government open than risk a shutdown over demands the GOP-controlled Congress would never accept. But with the looming threat of a primary from his left — which could potentially involve self-described Democratic Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) — Schumer has thus far allowed the progressives to drive the current shutdown fight.
But that refusal to negotiate may come back to bite progressive Democrats in the very near future, the Post argued, comparing the Progressive Caucus to the Freedom Caucus on the Republican side of the aisle.
“Progressives embraced the same disastrous mentality that led the House Freedom Caucus to believe it could come out ahead in previous government funding standoffs: They wrongly assumed their political leverage would withstand the ensuing fallout,” the Post explained. “Left-wing Democrats, like the Freedom Caucus before them, enter this shutdown in a position of weakness. President Donald Trump and his budget director, Russell Vought, now have extraordinary authority to choose which agencies to close, what spending to prioritize and even which government workers to lay off.”
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President Trump also warned Democrats ahead of the shutdown to be careful what they wished for, adding, “We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible.”
Indeed, the Post’s Editorial Board is predicting that Trump will absolutely make good on that promise — and he’s likely to do so in a way that “maximizes pain” for the Democrats who continue to embrace the role of “roadblock” to his administration’s agenda.
“The Freedom Caucus’s tactics have failed to achieve Republicans’ goals every time. There is no reason to think this shutdown will end any differently for its left-wing counterpart. The most likely outcome is that Democrats will come to regret having just walked into a trap,” the Board concluded.

‘It’s A Trap!’: Even WaPo’s Editorial Board Warns Democrats A Shutdown Favors Trump

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The Trump administration instructed government agencies and departments to proceed with an “orderly shutdown” as the Senate failed to pass a short-term government spending bill on Tuesday night. 
Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought sent a memo to the heads of all executive departments and agencies on Tuesday, telling them to implement shutdown plans and blaming the shutdown on Senate Democrats. The Senate fell five votes short of passing a Republican-backed bill that would have maintained government spending for the next seven weeks.
“Unfortunately, Democrat Senators are blocking passage of [the funding bill] in the Senate due to Democrats’ insane policy demands, which include $1 trillion in new spending,” Vought wrote. “President Trump supports passage of H.R. 5371, but it is now clear that Democrats will prevent passage of this clean [continuing resolution] prior to 11:59pm tonight and force a government shutdown. As such, affected agencies should now execute their plans for an orderly shutdown.”
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HR 5371, which would have maintained government funding at the level of the previous fiscal year, passed out of the House last month. 
“It is unclear how long Democrats will maintain their untenable posture, making the duration of the shutdown difficult to predict,” Vought wrote. “Regardless, employees should report to work for their next regularly scheduled tour of duty to undertake orderly shutdown activities. We will issue another memorandum indicating that government functions should resume once the President has signed a bill providing for appropriations.”
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Vought stated that the OMB would provide further guidance to department heads as needed. 
Ahead of the shutdown, Vought <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-admin-plans-federal-job-cuts-as-dems-threaten-shutdown-over-1-5-trillion-leftist-wish-list">issued</a> a memo instructing agencies and departments to prepare for significant reductions in force if a shutdown were to occur. The memo also stated that once funding is secured for the next fiscal year, agencies should move to “retain the minimal number of employees necessary to carry out statutory functions.”
The Senate is slated to reconvene on Wednesday morning to resume voting on government funding.

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The Trump administration&#8217;s mass deportation efforts will move full steam ahead even if the government shuts down.
More than 19,000 of Immigration and Customs Enforcement&#8217;s (ICE) roughly 21,000 employees will work through a shutdown, <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2025-09/2025_0929_dhs_procedures_related_to_a_lapse_in_appropriations.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to a contingency plan released by the Department of Homeland Security. And the working employees will assist in the agency&#8217;s law enforcement functions in cracking down on illegal immigration and illicit drugs.
Multiple agency sources carrying out arrests and deportations of illegal immigrants across the country confirmed that they&#8217;re required to report to work and are considered &#8220;essential&#8221; government employees during a shutdown.
&#8220;It&#8217;s business as usual,&#8221; one ICE source told The Daily Wire.
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In addition to ICE, most of Customs and Border Protection&#8217;s personnel will also stay on the job during a shutdown. The agency has not only played an integral role in shutting down the borders under the Trump administration, but also in assisting ICE with its deportation operations across the country, including in Chicago and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/four-illegal-immigrants-arrested-after-laser-aimed-at-cbp-helicopter-patrolling-portland?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Four+Illegal+Immigrants+Arrested+After+Laser+Aimed+At+CBP+Helicopter+Patrolling+Portland">Portland</a>.
While ICE and CBP authorities won&#8217;t get paid for working during a shutdown, they will receive backpay once Congress passes a funding bill.
The looming shutdown comes as the Trump administration doubles down on ICE sweeps across the country despite an uptick in left-wing violence targeting agents. Trump deployed troops to Portland over the weekend in an attempt to crack down on attacks carried out by Antifa and other domestic terrorists, which have targeted ICE facilities.
And the job is anything but finished, a Homeland Security official told The Daily Wire.
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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/were-heading-to-a-shutdown-white-house-meeting-with-congressional-leaders-ends-in-stalemate?author=Amber+Jo+Cooper&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=%E2%80%98We%E2%80%99re+Heading+To+A+Shutdown%E2%80%99%3A+White+House+Meeting+With+Congressional+Leaders+Ends+In+Stalemate">shutdown</a> seemed all but certain after President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance met at the White House Monday afternoon with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to pass a continuing resolution that will keep the government open before October 1.
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Following the meeting, Vance told reporters that a shutdown was likely coming.
“I think we’re heading to a shutdown, because the Democrats won’t do the right thing,” Vance said. “I hope they change their mind, but we’re going to see.”
The House on Sept. 19 passed a seven-week extension of government funding that would expire on Nov. 21, but the Senate struck it down in a <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00528.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vote</a> of 44-48. The Senate needs 60 votes to pass such a resolution.

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WASHINGTON—Vice President JD Vance emerged from a White House meeting with congressional leadership with a grim message.
&#8220;I think we&#8217;re heading to a shutdown, because the Democrats won&#8217;t do the right thing,&#8221; Vance said. &#8220;I hope they change their mind, but we&#8217;re going to see.&#8221;
President Donald Trump and Vance met at the White House Monday afternoon with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). Their goal — to pass a continuing resolution that will keep the government open before October 1 — seems to remain out of grasp.
The seven-week extension will allow time for the appropriations process to take place and will fund the government until November 21. The House of Representatives passed the bill on Sept. 19 by a <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5371/all-actions?overview=closed&amp;q=%7B%22roll-call-vote%22%3A%22all%22%7D">vote</a> of 217-212. The Senate, however, failed to adopt the continuing resolution by a <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00528.htm">vote</a> of 44-48. The Senate will need 60 votes in order to pass the resolution.
The leaders spoke with reporters outside the White House following the meeting, but did not indicate any sign of a deal as Republican leaders urged Senate Democrats to pass the continuing resolution which was previously passed by the House.
“We have disagreements about tax policy, but you don’t shut the government down. We have disagreements about healthcare policy, but you don’t shut the government down,&#8221; Vance said. &#8220;You don’t say the fact that you disagree about a particular tax provision is an excuse for shutting down the people’s government and all the essential services that come along with it.&#8221;
Vance said he believes the American people are &#8220;going to suffer because these guys won&#8217;t do the right thing.&#8221;
Schumer said Democrats presented proposals to the president during the meeting and said they shared with him “some of the consequences of what’s happening in health care,” such as “the closing of rural hospitals, the fact that so many clinics are closing.&#8221;
“If he will accept some of the things we asked, which we think the American people are for, on healthcare and on recessions, he can avoid a shutdown, but there are still large differences between us,&#8221; Schumer said.
Schumer cited “very large differences” between the parties and said the Republican bill has “not one iota of Democratic input.”
He said it is “up to the Republicans if they want to shut down or not.”
Republicans have <a href="https://appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/house-passes-hr-5371-continuing-appropriations-and-extensions-act-2026">reportedly</a> called the continuing resolution &#8220;clean and straightforward.&#8221;
Johnson said Democrats &#8220;refuse to acknowledge the simple facts,&#8221; and called the continuing resolution a &#8220;commonsense thing to do — the right thing to do.&#8221;
The Speaker said Democrats previously issued a counterproposal that included $1.5 trillion in new spending &#8220;that is unrelated to the ongoing appropriations process.&#8221;
&#8220;If the Democrats make the decision to shut the government down, the consequences are on them and I think it&#8217;s absolutely tragic,&#8221; Johnson said.
During the press conference, Thune held up a copy of the continuing resolution, and said it is sitting at the Senate desk, and can be passed Monday night or Tuesday, if Democrats acquiesce.
&#8220;Right now, they are the only thing standing between the American people and the government shutting down,&#8221; Thune said.
Thune said that similar resolutions were passed 13 times when Democrats had the majority.
&#8220;To me, this is purely a hostage-taking exercise on part of the Democrats,&#8221; Thune said. &#8220;We&#8217;re willing to sit down and work with them on some of the issues they want to talk about, whether it&#8217;s the extension of premium tax credits, with reforms, we&#8217;re happy to have that conversation. But as of right now, this is a hijacking of the American people — and it&#8217;s the American people that are going to pay the price.&#8221;
On Sept. 20, Jeffries and Schumer wrote a letter to the president, shared <a href="https://x.com/RepJeffries/status/1969426282552119312">on X</a>, in which they insisted that Democrats will “not support a dirty spending bill that continues the Republican assault on healthcare.”
Jeffries claimed the bill includes “devastating Medicaid and Medicare cuts; skyrocketing premiums, co-pays, and deductibles; the refusal to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits,” and more.
The government is set to shut down Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. if Congress does not approve a continuing resolution.

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‘We’re Heading To A Shutdown’: White House Meeting With Congressional Leaders Ends In Stalemate

As a government shutdown looms in the very near future, the topic at the forefront of discussions across the Sunday morning political talk shows was funding the government: who is holding the most leverage, who — if anyone — is willing to budge, and what will happen if they can&#8217;t come to an agreement?
For those who don&#8217;t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television — and their Sunday afternoons attempting to dig through a week&#8217;s worth of network and cable news media spin — The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of what you may have missed.
After previously canceling a meeting with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) — and declaring their demands for a potential deal to be &#8220;ridiculous,&#8221; Trump has reportedly agreed to a rescheduled meeting to discuss plans to avoid a shutdown. Republicans and Democrats alike addressed what such a deal might look like — and thus far, a consensus it is not.
Jeffries, for example, told ABC News host Martha Raddatz on &#8220;This Week&#8221; that he was willing to sit down with anyone who was interested in finding a path forward to funding the government.
&#8220;We&#8217;ve made clear that we&#8217;re ready, willing, and able to sit down with anyone at any time and at any place in order to make sure that we can actually fund the government,&#8221; he said.
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“We&#8217;ve made clear that we&#8217;re ready, willing, and able to sit down with anyone at any time and at any place in order to make sure that we can actually fund the government,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries tells <a href="https://twitter.com/MarthaRaddatz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarthaRaddatz</a>. <a href="https://t.co/CyT5lxgzMc">https://t.co/CyT5lxgzMc</a> <a href="https://t.co/tWvRtrkObC">pic.twitter.com/tWvRtrkObC</a>
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But in the same interview, he badmouthed the people he claimed to be ready to work with, saying they&#8217;d &#8220;behaved not as a separate and co-equal branch of government and a check and balance on an out-of-control executive branch, but as a consistent rubber stamp for Donald Trump&#8217;s extreme agenda.&#8221;
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Republicans have “behaved not as a separate and co-equal branch of government and a check and balance on an out-of-control executive branch, but as a consistent rubber stamp for Donald Trump&#8217;s extreme agenda,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says. <a href="https://t.co/OKY7B0xDem">https://t.co/OKY7B0xDem</a> <a href="https://t.co/FrrprqmxbC">pic.twitter.com/FrrprqmxbC</a>
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And then he flipped back, saying once again that he wanted to work with the Republicans he&#8217;d just referred to as &#8220;rubber stamps&#8221; for an &#8220;extreme agenda.&#8221;
&#8220;We want to find a bipartisan path forward and reach a spending agreement with our Republican colleagues that actually meets the needs of the American people, but that also addresses the Republican health care crisis,&#8221; he said.
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“We want to find a bipartisan path forward and reach a spending agreement with our Republican colleagues that actually meets the needs of the American people, but that also addresses the Republican health care crisis,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries says. <a href="https://t.co/OKY7B0xDem">https://t.co/OKY7B0xDem</a> <a href="https://t.co/IOdlC4TrET">pic.twitter.com/IOdlC4TrET</a>
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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) made it clear that he believed Republicans — who hold a slim majority — had the advantage and did not plan to make unnecessary concessions.
&#8220;I’m glad that President Trump is showing leadership in meeting with all leaders … But ultimately, those Democrats have to make a decision,&#8221; he told Raddatz, adding that he still believed there was time for them to reach a deal.
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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise says “there’s still time” to fund the government and avoid a shutdown.
“I’m glad that President Trump is showing leadership in meeting with all leaders … But ultimately, those Democrats have to make a decision.” <a href="https://t.co/VVmgI0y1x3">https://t.co/VVmgI0y1x3</a> <a href="https://t.co/0hmyU6JT1Y">pic.twitter.com/0hmyU6JT1Y</a>
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On CBS, &#8220;Face the Nation&#8221; opened with a statement from President Trump — who said that unless Democrats are willing to move on several key issues, the government is likely to shut down.
&#8220;I just don’t know how we are going to solve this issue,&#8221; he said.
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NEW THIS MORNING: President Trump tells <a href="https://twitter.com/costareports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@costareports</a> the government is likely to shut down this week unless top Democrats address his concerns on immigration and health care, and says both parties are now at a stalemate.
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On NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet the Press,&#8221; Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) made it clear that Republicans did not plan to give an inch — and that Democrats were just going to have to come around.
&#8220;The choice remains the same: Democrats can either vote for a clean, short-term, nonpartisan CR that prioritizes the American people, or they can choose a completely avoidable shutdown that prioritizes politics above all else,&#8221; he said.
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The choice remains the same: Democrats can either vote for a clean, short-term, nonpartisan CR that prioritizes the American people, or they can choose a completely avoidable shutdown that prioritizes politics above all else. <a href="https://t.co/ESOndRHAO9">pic.twitter.com/ESOndRHAO9</a>
— Leader John Thune (@LeaderJohnThune) <a href="https://twitter.com/LeaderJohnThune/status/1972326146139467887?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Schumer, who has apparently learned his lesson after he worked with Republicans to avert the last potential government shutdown, also appeared on the NBC Sunday morning show and insisted that Republicans were &#8220;feeling the heat&#8221; and would soon give in to Democrats&#8217; demands.
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Republican Senators, Representatives, and even Donald Trump are feeling the heat to do something about the horrible health care crisis they’ve created. <a href="https://t.co/20SG3sKiX1">pic.twitter.com/20SG3sKiX1</a>
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Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) joined host Jake Tapper on CNN&#8217;s &#8220;State of the Union,&#8221; where he called on members of his party to &#8220;hold the line.&#8221;
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Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen calls on his party to “hold the line” in government funding fight. <a href="https://t.co/0nn9wg5v7w">pic.twitter.com/0nn9wg5v7w</a>
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Van Hollen, who made a name for himself when he left his own constituents twisting in the wind while he flew to El Salvador to advocate for a deported MS-13 gang member, then snarked at President Trump and suggested he&#8217;d previously refused to meet with congressional leaders because he was too busy golfing.
&#8220;It&#8217;s good to see the president finally get off the golf course and decide to talk,&#8221; he said.
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Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen on Trump’s meeting with Democratic leaders ahead of shutdown deadline: “It&#8217;s good to see the president finally get off the golf course and decide to talk.” <a href="https://t.co/gjjckTkaZa">pic.twitter.com/gjjckTkaZa</a>
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Trump explained days earlier that he&#8217;d <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/do-the-right-thing-trump-axes-meeting-with-radical-dems-calls-for-realistic-terms">called off a planned meeting</a> because the demands put forth by the Democrats at the time had been unrealistic.

Spin Cycle: Will They Or Won’t They (Shut Everything Down)?

Spin Cycle: Will They Or Won't They (Shut Everything Down)?

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WASHINGTON — Top law enforcement organizations are warning that a government shutdown would put the lives — and livelihoods — of many American law enforcement officers in danger.
The National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO), which represents 250,000 state and local law enforcement officers throughout the United States, warned in a statement Saturday that &#8220;if lawmakers neglect their constitutional duties, allow funding to run out and shut down the government, federal law enforcement officers, who are working to protect our cities and communities from violent crime, drugs, and guns, will be putting their lives on the line without getting paid.&#8221;
&#8220;Federal funding for task forces will stop flowing,&#8221; the organization warned. &#8220;Federal grants, resources, and supports for state and local law enforcement will stop, leaving vital public safety initiatives in the lurch.&#8221;
NAPO pointed to the tragic shooting at a Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility earlier this week, arguing: &#8220;Now is not the time to let federal funding run out. As the deadly shooting at the Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility [on Wednesday] illustrates, American law enforcement officers are working in an increasingly dangerous and charged environment.&#8221;
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&#8220;To have them risk their lives without pay undermines support for the work they are doing and increases the stresses and strains the job puts on them and their families,&#8221; the organization insisted. &#8220;We are calling on all lawmakers to do the right thing and enact a continuing resolution to fund the government before time runs out.&#8221;
Their calls to action come after the White House Office of Management and Budget issued a memo late Thursday to federal agencies, ordering these agencies to prepare for reduction-in-force if there is a government shutdown &#8212; specifically pinpointing unfunded programs that fall outside President Donald Trump’s priorities &#8212; and draft termination plans.
The National Fraternal Order of Police, which represents 382,000 members throughout the United States, similarly urged Congress to fulfill one of its &#8220;most fundamental responsibilities&#8221; &#8212; &#8220;providing funding for the operations of our Federal government.&#8221;
<div id="attachment_977737" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-led-shutdown-will-put-law-enforcement-lives-on-the-line-without-pay-top-orgs-warn/topshot-us-politics-trump-police" rel="attachment wp-att-977737"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-977737" class="wp-image-977737 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/GettyImages-2218104080-864x576.jpg" alt="" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/GettyImages-2218104080-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/GettyImages-2218104080-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/GettyImages-2218104080-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/GettyImages-2218104080.jpg 1024w" sizes=" (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" /></a>US President Donald Trump (C), flanked by Attorney General Pam Bondi (L) and Fraternal Order of Police National President Patrick Yoes (R), speaks during a roundtable discussion with the Fraternal Order of Police in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 5, 2025. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)</div>
&#8220;They have got to pay the bills,” said the organization&#8217;s president, Patrick Yoes. “Political divisions and Congressional dysfunction seem to be a growing problem no matter which party controls Congress and the White House.”
Yoes pointed to the continuing resolution, which passed the House earlier this month, but requires 60 votes to pass the Senate. It failed to pass the Senate in a 44-48 vote, which eight of the senators missed.
“The bill is a ‘clean’ continuing resolution that will prevent the partial government shutdown that is swiftly approaching,” Yoes argued. “The Senate’s rejection will cause major disruptions for programs that fund public safety efforts in our communities. Government officials throughout the U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security won’t be able to man their posts and provide support for operations in the field. This should be unacceptable to all Americans.&#8221;
Similarly, the Council of Local Prisons argued that a government shutdown would &#8220;not only threaten&#8221; the livelihoods of the men and women who serve in the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) — it would also &#8220;directly jeopardize institutional security and public safety nationwide.&#8221; The individuals who work in the BOP perform incredibly &#8220;difficult, dangerous, and essential work in government service,&#8221; the organization warned.
BOP can&#8217;t reduce its hours, close its doors, or pause its operations during a shutdown, the organization said in a statement. And given that federal correctional officers are already facing a staffing crisis, a shutdown would cause officers to work without pay, put major strain on the spouses and children of correctional staff, and signal &#8220;instability&#8221; in the profession, making recruitment harder and driving &#8220;experienced officers to seek employment elsewhere.&#8221;
&#8220;Correctional facilities must remain fully operational around the clock,&#8221; the Council of Local Prisons explained. &#8220;Inmates must be housed, fed, transported, and supervised regardless of political gridlock. The mission of the BOP is continuous, and its staff are required by law and duty to report to work—even if pay is withheld.&#8221;
&#8220;This reality means that during a shutdown, thousands of correctional officers and staff are compelled to put their lives on the line each day without the certainty of a paycheck. For many, this creates immediate financial hardship, while for all, it adds unnecessary stress to a job already defined by danger and high stakes.&#8221;
Understaffed prisons will see more violence, the organization warned, noting: &#8220;Failures within institutions spill over into the public—whether through contraband trafficking, gang coordination, or threats against law enforcement and citizens.&#8221;
&#8220;This issue transcends partisanship,&#8221; the Council of Local Prisons insisted. &#8220;Members from both sides of the aisle have consistently recognized the critical role of the Bureau of Prisons in safeguarding the public. Ensuring these officers are supported is not a Democratic or Republican issue—it is an American issue. Public safety cannot be compromised for political brinkmanship.&#8221;
&#8220;Every day a shutdown continues, correctional staff are asked to risk their lives without pay, institutions operate under mounting strain, and the American people are put at greater risk. The cost of inaction far outweighs any perceived political gain.&#8221;

Senator Chuck Schumer

Democrat-Led Shutdown Will Put Law Enforcement ‘Lives On The Line’ Without Pay, Top Orgs Warn

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The Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget, led by Director Russ Vought, has ordered federal agencies to prepare permanent reduction-in-force (RIF) plans — not just temporary furloughs — in case of a government shutdown.
According to a memo obtained by <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/24/white-house-firings-shutdown-00579909">POLITICO</a>, agencies must pinpoint unfunded programs that fall outside President Donald Trump’s priorities and draft termination plans.
The move marks a major escalation — shifting from a temporary pause in operations to permanent staff cuts targeting federal programs that Democrats have long protected but critics call bloated and outdated. Unsurprisingly, it has sent Senate Democrats into a tailspin.
The same Democrats who once warned that government shutdowns hurt veterans, families, the military, and children are now eagerly dragging the nation to the brink of one — all to force through a laundry list of leftist priorities.
The reason the federal government is on the verge of a shutdown is that Democrats are refusing to fund the government unless their radical demands are met. Their wish list? Roughly $1.5 trillion in new spending, <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/09/democrats-threaten-a-shutdown-over-radical-left-insanity/?utm_source=chatgpt.com">according</a> to the White House, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/white-house-to-pursue-mass-firingsif-government-shuts-down-ea61ae89?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=ASWzDAiNgckPBaAcNPpoe2IwKzI3qrcnizJPYg3k_o3TEXybEQUX3V875-Xz8fWKJHk%3D&amp;gaa_ts=68d51374&amp;gaa_sig=6Ks9p1XwUzAFR6Z5OxCQ3JBwTN6wrv3STKMxbpagWkNu_UrSn3fhXhHw2gqfYm7SPcJ7mEWNdPt_3rRoGzetrg%3D%3D">including</a>:
<blockquote>An extension of expiring Obamacare subsidies. A reversal of hundreds of billions in Medicaid reforms passed under the GOP’s tax-and-spending overhaul. The release of federal funds frozen by the Trump White House.</blockquote>
Senate Democrats are holding basic government operations hostage over partisan pet projects — the very behavior they used to rail against. “The House passed a stopgap spending measure to float federal operations through Nov. 21, but Democrats in the Senate have refused to advance it,” POLITICO noted.
Examples of Senate Democrats’ hypocrisy: In 2023, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) <a href="https://www.murphy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/murphy-statement-on-vote-to-avert-government-shutdown">wrote</a>, “There is a time and a place to debate health care, just like there is a time and place to debate energy policy and immigration and education—but not when the funding of the federal government, and all the lives that are impacted by it, hang in the balance.” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1900255771046072571">declared</a> in 2013 that threatening a shutdown was “the last resort for those who can’t win their fights through elections.”
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has been particularly shameless. In 2024, he <a href="https://www.democrats.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/dear_colleague_-_090824.pdf">warned</a> that a shutdown would be devastating. This month, he dismissed the Trump administration’s firings as “intimidation,” suggesting the courts would reverse them, as he added, “These unnecessary firings will either be overturned in court or the administration will end up hiring the workers back.”
One exception for Senate Democrats has been Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), who <a href="https://www.semafor.com/article/09/22/2025/why-trump-welcomes-this-government-shutdown-fight">admitted</a> that Democrats were walking into a “honey trap,” making healthcare funding a “red line” that boxed them in politically. Meanwhile, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) said of Trump, “He’s recognizing the Democrats really don’t have enough leverage here to convince the American people that we should shut the government down.”
As Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/09/24/opinion/hypocrite-democrats-drive-us-off-the-government-shutdown-cliff/?utm_source=chatgpt.com">put it</a>: “For years, Democrats have thundered from every podium, press conference and Sunday show that any government shutdown is reckless, destructive and indefensible. Whenever Congress hits a budget impasse over federal funding, Democrats have decried it as a ‘hostage situation.’ They have said shutdowns hurt families, seniors, farmers, veterans and small businesses. They have demanded compromise. Now? Those same Democrats are suddenly just fine with plunging the American people into a shutdown — because it suits their political agenda.”

U.S. Congress Wrangles With Agreement To Solve Government Shutdown

Trump Admin Plans Federal Job Cuts As Dems Threaten Shutdown Over $1.5 Trillion Leftist Wish List

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President Donald Trump canceled a planned meeting with Democratic leadership on Tuesday, saying that the demands put forth by the opposition party — aimed at averting the looming government shutdown — were &#8220;unserious,&#8221; &#8220;ridiculous,&#8221; and not &#8220;realistic.&#8221;
Trump was set to meet with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Thursday. He laid out his reasoning for backing out in a lengthy post shared to his Truth Social platform, saying that he was ready to meet with Democrats when they appeared to be more serious about making a deal that would benefit everyone and keep the government functioning.
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&#8220;After reviewing the details of the unserious and ridiculous demands being made by the Minority Radical Left Democrats in return for their votes to keep our thriving Country open, I have decided that no meeting with their Congressional Leaders could possibly be productive,&#8221; Trump began, saying that Democrats were holding the country hostage by refusing to move forward if they did not get more money for their own pet causes.
&#8220;They are threatening to shut down the Government of the United States unless they can have over $1 Trillion Dollars in new spending to continue free healthcare for Illegal Aliens (A monumental cost!), force Taxpayers to fund Transgender surgery for minors, have dead people on the Medicaid rolls, allow Illegal Alien Criminals to steal Billions of Dollars in American Taxpayer Benefits, try to force our Country to again open our Borders to Criminals and to the World, allow men to play in women’s sports, and essentially create Transgender operations for everybody,&#8221; Trump continued, arguing that those issues had been the driving force behind him winning re-election in 2024.
&#8220;There are consequences to losing Elections but, based on their letter to me, the Democrats haven’t figured that out yet,&#8221; he added. &#8220;They are trying to eliminate the popular $50 Billion Dollar Rural and Vulnerable Hospital Fund, which was passed with only Republican Votes, and proudly signed into Law by ME.&#8221;
&#8220;The Democrats in Congress seem to have totally lost their way. They obviously have no idea what it means to put America First or to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!&#8221; the president continued, repeating a list of unpopular issues that Democrats had adopted as their own.
&#8220;I look forward to meeting with them if they get serious about the future of our Nation. We must keep the Government open, and legislate like true Patriots rather than hold American Citizens hostage, knowing that they want our now thriving Country closed,&#8221; Trump concluded. &#8220;I’ll be happy to meet with them if they agree to the Principles in this Letter. They must do their job! Otherwise, it will just be another long and brutal slog through their radicalized quicksand. To the Leaders of the Democrat Party, the ball is in your court. I look forward to meeting with you when you become realistic about the things that our Country stands for. DO THE RIGHT THING!&#8221;

‘Do The Right Thing!’: Trump Axes Meeting With ‘Radical’ Dems, Calls For ‘Realistic’ Terms

'Do The Right Thing!': Trump Axes Meeting With 'Radical' Dems, Calls For 'Realistic' Terms

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