President Trump Outlines One Mistake the Democrats Made With the Schumer Shutdown
President Donald Trump told Maria Bartiromo in a preview of “Sunday Morning Futures” that Democrats made a strategic error during the Schumer Shutdown that handed Republicans leverage. He said the misstep gave his team room to cut entrenched federal programs and streamline bureaucracy. The exchange focused on politics, policy and a high-profile construction project.
“I think they could just stay out forever, I mean, to be honest with you. Now, what we’re doing is we’re cutting Democrat programs that we didn’t want because… I mean, they made one mistake. They didn’t realize that that gives me the right to cut programs that Republicans never wanted. You know, giveaways, welfare programs, et cetera. And we’re doing that, and we’re cutting them permanently,”
The president framed the shutdown as an unexpected opportunity to remove long-standing spending priorities that Republicans opposed. He presented it as a chance to get rid of wasteful or ideological programs that had persisted through recent administrations. That line of argument plays to conservative voters tired of big government.
Bartiromo asked a direct question about a protest tied to the moment: “Do you think that the government shutdown is all about this rally that’s happening this weekend, the ‘No Kings’ rally?”
“I mean, some people say they want to delay it for that. This is not a king, you know, they’re saying, they’re referring to me as a king. I’m not a king,”
“No, but just so that Chuck Schumer could go and say, ‘I’m fighting Trump,'”
“Well, Chuck is, you know, at the end of the line. He’s being beaten by everybody that they poll against him. And you know what he did is he did the right thing a couple of years ago on something like this. And he got hurt by his party. And it doesn’t … I don’t think it matters to him. I think he’s just so dead that he’ll do anything,” Trump said. “We’re cutting a $20 billion project that Schumer fought for 15 years to get, and I’m cutting the project. The project is gonna be dead. It’s just pretty much dead right now.”
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The president singled out a $20 billion project tied to Senator Schumer as an example of what he plans to eliminate. He emphasized that the move is deliberate and aimed at reversing spending shaped over many years. That messaging underscores a central Republican argument: take the chance to roll back projects contrary to taxpayer interests.
At the same time, a federal judge in San Francisco intervened to block a wave of federal layoffs the administration had planned, halting actions affecting more than 4,000 employees. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said the layoffs inflicted a “human cost that cannot be tolerated” and paused them for at least two weeks pending more hearings. The decision complicates the administration’s effort to quickly reshape agency staffing during the shutdown fight.
Republicans will push the contrast: Democrats orchestrated a shutdown they framed as moral, while Trump argues it produced leverage to eliminate programs many conservatives view as unnecessary. The president and his allies are using blunt language to make a political point about power, spending and accountability. That aggressive stance appeals to a base that demanded results rather than compromises that preserved the status quo.
Expect the debate to center on priorities and who gets blamed for the shutdown’s fallout. Democrats will highlight workers and services disrupted by the impasse, while Republicans will argue the pause is temporary and necessary to remove waste. The clash over messaging is likely to shape both the policy fight and the political headlines in the weeks ahead.
Editor’s Note: The Schumer Shutdown is here. Rather than put the American people first, Chuck Schumer and the radical Democrats forced a government shutdown for healthcare for illegals. They own this.
