Alencia Johnson: People Will Unfortunately Have to Feel the Effects of Musk’s DOGE Cuts Via Gov’t Shutdown or the GOP Budget Bill

VITALI The next couple ░░░░░░░░ months are going to ░░░░░░░░ critical But then it ░░░░░░░░ also important to remember ░░░░░░░░ days from now a ░░░░░░░░ shutdown is looming One ░░░░░░░░ said to me they ░░░░░░░░ like they have a ░░░░░░░░ from their constituents to ░░░░░░░░ down the government because ░░░░░░░░ are talking about codifying ░░░░░░░░ cuts that DOGE is ░░░░░░░░ within that continuing resolution ░░░░░░░░ there a mandate Is ░░░░░░░░ this this difficult moral ░░░░░░░░ for Democrats to be ░░░░░░░░ where they want the ░░░░░░░░ to be functioning but ░░░░░░░░ not like this I ░░░░░░░░ how would you advise ░░░░░░░░ on this Johnson Yeah ░░░░░░░░ know it is a ░░░░░░░░ position to be in ░░░░░░░░ Democrats have been talking ░░░░░░░░ the harm the irreparable ░░░░░░░░ that we will see ░░░░░░░░ some of these cuts ░░░░░░░░ through And yet at ░░░░░░░░ same time in order ░░░░░░░░ a lot of voters ░░░░░░░░ fully understand what Elon ░░░░░░░░ and Donald Trump are ░░░░░░░░ people are unfortunately going ░░░░░░░░ have to feel some ░░░░░░░░ that And the only ░░░░░░░░ that that happens is ░░░░░░░░ the shutdown happens or ░░░░░░░░ this bill is passed ░░░░░░░░ these Medicaid cuts And ░░░░░░░░ Democrats are in a ░░░░░░░░ position The key piece ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ this well correctly because ░░░░░░░░ Trump can spin a ░░░░░░░░ very quickly and his ░░░░░░░░ starts to believe it ░░░░░░░░ there is an opportunity ░░░░░░░░ with so many of ░░░░░░░░ voters upset with some ░░░░░░░░ these cuts that impact ░░░░░░░░ daily lives that if ░░░░░░░░ get the messaging right ░░░░░░░░ or not the government ░░░░░░░░ down they could win ░░░░░░░░ that And that could ░░░░░░░░ helpful to galvanize voters ░░░░░░░░ both sides of the ░░░░░░░░ to start showing up ░░░░░░░░ pushing back.”