Trump Says ‘We’re Only Gonna Cut Democrat Programs’ as Shutdown Continues

President Donald Trump said Thursday that the government shutdown Democrats engineered will result in cuts to their pet programs.

“The Democratic shutdown is causing pain and suffering for hardworking Americans, including our military, our air traffic controllers, impoverished mothers, people with young children — people that have to live not the greatest of lives,” Trump said in a video posted to X.

“But we’re doing so many tax cuts. We’ve cut their taxes. The great big, beautiful bill —we’ve cut their taxes at levels nobody has ever seen. No tax on tips. No tax on Social Security. No tax on overtime. It’s been a great thing for a lot of people. They are doing great, despite all of the damage that it’s caused,” he said.

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