Teach Republicans a 'painful lesson': Shutdown tips for Democrats from a former GOP strategist
October 4, 2025
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as posted by the channelWith no end in sight to the government shutdown, Donald Trump and OMB Director Russell Vought are threatening to fire civil servants en masse and freeze federal funds. They claim Democrats are forcing their hands – but this is exactly what the Trump administration has been doing all along, as laid out in the Project 2025 playbook. “There’s going to be a political consequence to this that the Republicans will have to eat,” and Democrats should want to teach the Republican base a “painful lesson,” former GOP strategist Rick Wilson tells Ali Velshi.
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