White House officials, at the start of the shutdown, were certain the Trump administration was better positioned to battle the left during a funding lapse.
In early October, several Trump administration officials had a friendly pool going of how long the shutdown would last. The White House, at the time, was confident Democrats would quickly fold.
No one guessed more than 10 days.
The account, relayed by a person close to the White House granted anonymity to discuss internal thinking, underscores just how much the administration miscalculated the Democrats’ will to keep the government closed even amid furloughs and imperiled social programs like food assistance.
As the shutdown heads into its second month, Donald Trump is increasingly frustrated. On Thursday, he called for Republicans to abolish the filibuster to reopen the government — a plea he knows is futile, but that demonstrates his growing irritation with Democrats, said a second person close to the White House.
Frustrated they can’t just steamroll everything, the dems are forcing the republicans to own their shitty policy they are trying to get the dems to vote for.
BuT wHy Do YoU sUpPoRt GeNoCiDe?
Biden is Hitler and Chuck Schumer is Donald Trump, so why don’t you vote for the populist republican?
No no, it’s just don’t vote at all because Biden and Harris are genocides and no different or some shit
Basic human rights is a hill to die on, and Republicans are trying to take everything away.
Who the hell can even support them anymore? They would have to be living in a bubble.
“frustrated”?! People are literally starving because of their greed, their ego, their complete lack of empathy
People are literally starving
Which means it’s working exactly the way they want.
The Republicans, with majority control of all three branches of government, have proven themselves inept, incompetent, irresponsible and generally incapable of successfully governing? Surely this is just a one time thing and not part of a continuing cycle that has repeated itself numerous times through the lifespans of the same voters who elected them! /s
Well what else would you vote for… gEnOcIdE?
Don’t you know your vote is wasted unless you vote for Jill Stein to lose again? BIDEN IS HITLER!
Says the guy weaponizing the DOJ against his opponents right after accusing the other side of doing the same.
In this administration, every accusation is an admission.
… just like with Russian diplomacy
No they aren’t.
Other things Trump thought would be quick:
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Balancing the budget – Vowed to eliminate the deficit quickly, but national debt soared.
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Building the border wall – Promised rapid construction, but faced years of legal, logistical, and funding hurdles.
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COVID-19 containment – Predicted it would “go away,” but the pandemic lasted years with major health and economic fallout.
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Draining the swamp – Vowed to clean up Washington fast, but faced entrenched bureaucracy and ethics scandals.
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Ending birthright citizenship – Floated quick executive action, but faced constitutional barriers.
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Ending the war in Afghanistan – Promised quick withdrawal, but the process spanned years and ended chaotically.
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Ending transgender participation in sports – Promised swift bans, but faced legal challenges and state-level resistance.
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Fixing the VA – Promised rapid reform, but systemic issues persisted.
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Infrastructure overhaul – Promised a “big, beautiful” plan, but no major package passed during his first term.
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Mass deportations – Claimed swift action, but implementation was slow and legally contested.
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North Korea denuclearization – Expected quick diplomacy, but talks stalled and no deal was reached.
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Overhauling education policy – Proposed sweeping changes, but implementation was slow and uneven.
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Peace in the Middle East – Announced breakthroughs, but conflicts like Israel-Iran flared up again within days.
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Quick impeachment acquittals – Predicted fast dismissals, but proceedings were lengthy and politically charged.
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Repealing Obamacare – Declared it would be easy, but failed to pass repeal legislation despite Republican control.
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Replacing NAFTA – Took years to renegotiate and ratify USMCA.
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Reviving coal jobs – Claimed fast resurgence, but the industry continued to decline.
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Trade deal with China – Predicted a fast win, but negotiations dragged on and escalated into a trade war.
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Winning legal battles – Often predicted fast victories, but faced prolonged investigations and trials.
Government and speed go together like car tires and peanut butter.
Draining the swamp – Vowed to clean up Washington fast, but faced entrenched bureaucracy and ethics scandals.
Well, and some things are complete delusion on his part as well as conservatives. If anything, Taco created the swamp.
Reviving coal jobs – Claimed fast resurgence, but the industry continued to decline.
And some things, for instance, this and the wall and repealing ACA, and ruining/“overhauling” education, are just plain not worth doing.
It’s almost like people who don’t understand how govt works shouldn’t be president. Or even be allowed to vote, for that matter. It seems like people think there’s a magic wand that the top guy can wave and everything just falls into place.
I think that voter registration should work like driver licensing. And the test you have to pass should be the citizenship exam.
Appealing as the idea is, the problem is who gets to control the exams.
When you have no experience with real work, there’s zero chance you have the ability to accurately estimate work
On top of that, surrounding yourself with fake experts (chosen specifically for their willingness to say anything you want to hear) seems like a great way to never know what’s actually going on.
Taco seems like Peak SNAFU principle (From Robert Anton Wilson) in action.
https://hackersdictionary.com/html/entry/SNAFU-principle.html
He said he’d have the war in Ukraine ended on day one.
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Three days tops.
