President Donald Trump transforms traditional government shutdown approach by implementing permanent restructuring and federal workforce reductions.
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TheUnitedStatesgovernmentshutdowndragson,markingapivotalmomentinAmerica’sfiscalandconstitutionalhistory.PresidentDonaldTrump,thenegotiator-in-chief,isn’tblinking.He’sswingingtheaxeatbloated,Democrat-runbureaucraciesthathavetakentrillionsfromhardworkingAmericansfordecades.
WhileNancyPelosiandherpartyclaim“chaos”andTrumpisturningcrisisintoclarity—freezing$26billioninblue-statepork,haltinggreen-energypetprojectsanddirectingdepartmentstopreparereduction-in-forceplansaspartofabroaderreviewofspendingandaccountability.Thoseplansarenowinmotion:theOfficeofManagementandBudgetconfirmedthatfederallayoffshavebegun,withcutsunderwayinHealth,HomelandSecurityandCommerce.Washingtoncallsitchaos.Icallitacleanup—areckoninglongoverdueinthedeep-stateswamp.Forthefirsttimeinmodernhistory,ashutdownisn’taboutstalling—it’saboutapresidentreshaping
