President Donald Trump has found a new way to weaponize the government shutdown. On Thursday, he announced that he will be meeting with Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought to decide which “Democrat Agencies” should be cut.

“I have a meeting today with Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame, to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a political SCAM, he recommends to be cut, and whether or not those cuts will be temporary or permanent,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

The federal government is now two days into its first shutdown since 2019 after lawmakers failed to pass a spending bill. At the center of the fight is whether the package should include an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies, which Democrats argue are vital to protecting health c

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