Many Democrats believe the White House is bluffing and insist Republicans will bear responsibility for a shutdown in the public eye because the GOP controls the government.

The Trump administration is expecting a government shutdown come Wednesday and there are no current plans to negotiate with Democratic leadership, according to a senior White House official.

“We’re going to extract maximum pain,” said the official, granted anonymity to discuss political strategy, adding that Democrats “will pay a huge price for this.”

The comments underscore the White House’s belief that Democrats will be blamed for a shutdown and its ripple effects, which could include mass layoffs across the federal government.

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    5 days ago

    If trump dies, nothing changes. Do you honestly think that drooling, sniveling shitbag is running anything other than his mouth ?

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      5 days ago

      It doesn’t matter what he does, it matters what people believe he does. To his base Trump is MAGA. Without him I don’t think they have anywhere near the cohesive movement that they do currently.