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Republicans are lying to the American people about Trump’s government shutdown It’s hard to tell how this is all going to come out in the wash, but it is a good sign for Democrats that the GOP feels the need to mislead the public.

Oct. 1, 2025, 2:33 PM EDT

By Claire McCaskill

This is an adapted excerpt from the Oct. 1 episode of “Morning Joe.”

On Wednesday, the federal government shut down for the first time in nearly seven years, after the Senate rejected the House’s Republican-drafted stopgap spending bill. Millions of federal employees are set to lose their paychecks, and even more Americans will lose access to government services .

Donald Trump, JD Vance and Republican leaders

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