The government shutdown has arrived, and the blame game is on. But the reality is simple: Democrats overplayed their hand. Their push for $1.5 trillion in new spending, permanent COVID-era programs, and taxpayer-funded healthcare for illegal immigrants isn’t just unrealistic—it’s politically disastrous.
On Fox News, Vice President JD Vance called it the “Schumer Shutdown,” pointing out that Republicans had already passed a clean funding bill. Democrats, he said, chose to block it over unrelated policy demands. “You don’t shut down the government because of a policy disagreement,” Vance argued, noting that essential services like the military and air traffic control were already funded..
