Yes, the shutdown is unpopular, but the president’s base of support is delighted to see even a partial draining of the swamp. Shutting down government won’t lose any votes from furloughed federal workers (the vast majority of whom already despise him). And why wouldn’t he? He’s got the bathtub ready and a funeral oration already written. To that end, Trump has threatened to extend the shutdown as long as it takes in order to squeeze funding out of Congress for his cherished wall.
The government shutdown is all about Trump and his self-serving impulses. Trump believes via Fox News that his presidency is doomed (and his second term nipped in the bud) if he doesn’t fulfill his signature promise of building a wall. He’s warping national policy to serve his own interests as well. Trump isn’t content to use the executive office to enrich himself and his circle. With the partial shutdown of the federal government entering its third week, Americans are learning that the nine most truly terrifying words in the English language are: “I’m the president and I’m here to help…myself.” Reagan got plenty of laughs when he said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the federal government and I’m here to help.’” Ron Fein, an attorney leading the bid to remove Greene from the ballot, told NBC News on Monday that the newly revealed texts show "dishonesty about her call for martial law" and suggest "she was not a credible witness" on the stand.The Republican Party, since its takeover by Reaganauts in the 1980s, has long favored shrinking the federal government to the point at which it can be “drowned in the bathtub,” to use Grover Norquist’s colorful phrase. "I don't recall, I don't recall," Greene replied. "Prior to the inauguration in 2021, did you advocate for martial law with the president of the United States?" Greene had been asked during that hearing by attorney Andrew Celli. Over nearly four hours of testimony, Greene said repeatedly she could not recall specifics about the events and planning surrounding that day. On Friday, Greene testified under oath in a long shot legal challenge to disqualify her from running for a second term due to her alleged involvement in the Capitol riot. 6.Ī spokesman for the select committee declined CNBC's request to verify the texts reported by CNN.
In a recent filing in that civil case, the committee shared a transcript from an interview with an ex-Trump aide who said Meadows had been warned ahead of time about the potential for violence on Jan. Meadows had shared those messages in late 2021 with the House select committee investigating the Capitol riot, but then stopped cooperating and is now suing to quash two of the panel's subpoenas. The texts show Meadows' communications with dozens of Republican lawmakers, as well as other White House officials and several of Trump's adult children. She also asked Meadows for a follow-up meeting with Rudy Giuliani, Trump's former lawyer who had contributed to failed efforts to overturn Biden's victories in key swing states.ĬNN said it obtained Greene's texts as part of a trove of 2,319 texts that were sent to and from Meadows between Election Day 2020 and Biden's inauguration two months later. 6: "We have to get organized for the 6th," she wrote.
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Greene reached out to Meadows in a December 2020 text published by CNN for advice about how to prepare for objections to certifying the election on Jan. Elections experts, politicians from both parties and even Trump's own attorney general have all denied Trump's claims that the election outcome was affected by widespread voter fraud.