22nd daily thread covering The 2025 Republican Shutdown/ Hostage Taking of the United States GovernmentDay 22 Updates:- (CNBC) Government shutdown becomes 2nd longest in U.S. history, only surpassed by Trump's previous shutdown record: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/government-shutdown-trump-democrats.html-Former Defense Secretary Panetta- Trump's inability to govern signals weakness to foes: https://www.axios.com/2025/10/22/government-shutdown-democracy-failure-defense-leon-panetta- (CBS) Senate Republicans continue wasting time pushing same bill for 12th time expecting different outcome: https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/government-shutdown-latest-day-22-second-longest-shutdown-in-history/Reminders:-The Republicans created this situation when they used the nuclear option to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill, which created the CR at the center of the current shutdown, with a simple majority of 51, meaning not even all Republican Senators voted in favor of it. They did this knowing it would lead to an eventual deadline where they would either need Democrat votes or to use the nuclear option to avoid a shutdown.-Republicans are refusing to use the nuclear option which would allow them to end the shutdown right now.-Republicans are refusing to make any concessions at all to Democrats to entice them to vote for the CR the Republicans are forcing through.-The Republican Speaker of the House is refusing to call the House into session until the shutdown ends, meaning even if Senate Republicans wanted to make concessions, they can't because they would need to be sent to the House for approval before they could be ratified.
inb4 shills blaming democrats
>>1450742>Taps signCMS.gov>Due to the Democrat-led shutdown, updates to information on this website may be limited or delayed. Mission-critical activities of CMS will continue as the Trump Administration works to reopen the government for the American people.
>>1450740Additional information:President Trump has refused to meet with Democrat Senators to attempt to break the deadlock in the Senate, choosing instead to focus on overseeing construction of the new ballroom he has demanded be added to the White House in the midst of the shutdown and as federal workers go without pay and SNAP benefits teeter on the edge of dissolving for millions of Americans:Refusal to meet Democrats: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/schumer-says-democrats-seeking-meeting-with-trump-2025-10-21/Trump Begins Construction on New Ballroom as Country Suffers:https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-administration-demolishing-entire-east-wing-white-house-add-new-rcna239018SNAP benefits at risk: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-shutdown-snap-benefits-delayed-usda/
>>1450746Dang. Sounds like Dems should give up.
>>1450752>Just give us what we want and we'll stop hurting innocent peopleAs I said, the Republican hostage crisis continues
>>1450745>works to reopen the governmentBy refusing to even meet with Democrats until the shutdown is over
>>1450745Why are you quoting the White House's forced email messaging?
>>1450753You're gonna make me tap the sign again, huh?
>>1450809is that the nickname for the underage girl you rape or something
>>1450809cool /pol/ meme grandpa
>>1450746>President Trump has refused to meet with Democrat Senators to attempt to break the deadlock in the SenateWhat's Trump supposed to do?
>>1450833Negotiate. Give them things because his promises have repeatedly shown to be completely empty. Try and reach some kind of compromise.Of course Trump can't do shit in a negotiation he can't brute force, so he decided not to even give the illusion of trying so he can busy himself with demolishing the white house.
>>1450842>Try and reach some kind of compromise.There is nothing to compromise on. Republicans aren't asking for anything. >what can Trump do Nothing, thats his policy. When he heard about Democrats demands his response was "on second thought, go fuck yourself."
>>1450846Yeah and look how that attitude has worked out. Federal workers on fucking soup kitchen lines. Maybe he should've just given them the bare minimum instead of telling them to fuck off.
>>1450864well you know the line, "let them shit in gold toilets", or whatever
>>1450864I prefer doing it this way.
>>1450868>I prefer the US population to suffer because Trump is terrible at negotiations where he can't brute force the other party to do what he wantsTrump will happily give 40 billion to Argentina for no reason but god forbid any money to stop a mass insurance doubling.
Just open the government and stop trying to give illegals free healthcare
>>1450916That was already illegal, and Republicans control the government.
>>1450917If they had the majority they needed there would be no issues.
>>1450874>$.45 to gentia!!!!Senator Trump won't negotiate. Darn.
>>1450746>refused to meet with Democrat Senators to attempt to break the deadlock in the Senate, choosing instead to focus on overseeing construction of the new ballroomThat fucking retard's reverted to sleazy property developer mode as his brain breaks down. Gotta build something big and ostentatious. Money? What money?
>>1450930But gRumpf isn't a senator, and Democrats attempting to extort the president via not funding the government should be frowned upon.
>>1450934You have no earthly idea how the government's supposed to work, do you?
>>1450939Correct you are. I have literally no idea.
>>1450939Well, let's see, the SENATE needs a super majority to pass the budget. There are 52 Republicans voting for it, and they need 8 more votes. gRumpf has shitall to do with the senate, so Democrats have decided to shut it down to extort whoever for who knows what, but it's probably infinity brown skins, more guaranteed profits for corpos and more and bigger animal dildos along with better access to young boy's assholes for their LGBTQ donors.
>>1450943If Republicans need Democrat votes to pass the bill, why aren't they negotiating with Democrats to get their votes?
>>1450944Imagine negotiating with terrorists.lollel even
>>1450943I love this narrative that the dems are the party of corporate interest. How the fuck is it possible to miss the understand things this badly?>>1450948Like that, I guess. God damn.
>>1450950>corporate interestIt's weird isn't it. The party that commies love is the party of corporate interest.In fact, both parties are.If you understand ACA subsidies then you'd understand why Democrats are the party of corporate interest and why corporations donate to them.
The Republicans just executed a bunch of poor, white Americans with starvation. The slow corporate death than companies profit on too. Enjoy not eating, Maga.
Jesus walked away from these fake MAGA Christians a long time ago.
>>1450961Trying to lobby so that laws are slightly favorable is different that blatantly lying and blackmailing your way. Yet, Republicans have nothing else, since they never developed negotiation skills, just intimidation, lying, and vindictiveness. Sad.
The difference is that Democrats try to help everyone in the deal, the Republicans just help the one that pays them more... taxes don't count since it has to be embezzled and laundered before they spend it.
>>1450998I think the last, at least 4 decades, prove you wrong. Negotiation has gotten neither side anywhere, and normal humans have ceded much ground to weirdos.
>>1450999Democrats help no one.
>>1451007Why do Republicans want poor people to die?
>>1450961>The party that commies love is the party of corporate interest.This actually makes sense to brain damaged cultists.
>>1450939>>1450941Chuds always have to resort to samefaggotry.
>>1451006>Negotiation has gotten neither side anywhereYou are the weirdo if you actually believe this.
>>1451073Oh yeah? What have we gotten?
>>1451076Ask ChatGPT
>>1451076https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/20-years-of-congresss-budget-procrastination-in-one-chart/
>>1450926There would still be issues. The GOP isn't a monolithic rubber stamp like it was under Bush.
