Republican Senator Thom Tillis slammed the Trump administration’s blatant targeting of blue states as lawmakers dig in, forcing the shutdown into at least next week.

President Donald Trump’s budget chief Russ Vought has announced nearly $28 billion in funds being canceled to date as the administration looks to punish blue cities and states. But Tillis warned the move will not help them solve the shutdown.

“I think that digs us a deeper hole. I think if you do that, you’re going to create a bad faith environment here that could put us further out,” the North Carolina senator warned.

“They need to be very judicious, and they should be consulting with Senate leadership and House leadership before they do it,” he added. “If they do it on their own, then they can own some of the reason wh

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