The Government Shutdown and the American People

by Newt Gingrich

It is clear the corporate media is giving the Democrats a free ride on their absurd shutdown fight.

Most Americans do not regard the shutdown as a crisis – presumably because President Donald J. Trump is so active and so many things are happening. It despite the headlines, it seems the government is functioning.

Importantly, when Americans learn the Democrats’ have voted against keeping the government open (or reopening it) at current funding levels – and instead demanded increased spending – public sentiment shifts substantially toward the Republican position.


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