The Schumer Shutdown has lasted two weeks now, thanks to the Democratic Party's insistence on providing trillions in spending for illegal immigrants' taxpayer-funded healthcare (and a slew of other Leftist pet causes).
There are some very serious real-world consequences to the Democrats' refusal to reopen the government, including the WIC program -- which provides women and young children with food -- running out of funding and our troops not being paid.
President Trump has worked to address these concerns. He authorized the use of tariff revenue to keep WIC funding going and ordered our troops to be paid today.
But Democrats have decided to use Americans as pawns and are threatening to sue the Trump administration for feeding families and paying the brave men and women of our armed forces.
Democrats now want to block the President from funding our troops and protecting vulnerable Americans with tariff revenue, all while keeping the government shut down to push free healthcare for illegal aliens.
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 15, 2025
Once again, Democrats put AMERICA LAST. pic.twitter.com/AaDnXMBrD8
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also slammed Democrats.
🚨The Democrats shut down the federal government and are holding the American people hostage to give illegal aliens taxpayer benefits.
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) October 15, 2025
So President Trump took action by using tariff revenue to fund the women, infants, and children program and his Commander in Chief authority to… pic.twitter.com/yxa1KRQos3
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So President Trump took action by using tariff revenue to fund the women, infants, and children program and his Commander in Chief authority to ensure our troops get paid.
But now the radical Democrats are going to sue to stop the President from paying our troops and protecting vulnerable Americans?
They’re despicable and heartless!
According to Axios, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson defended the move to pay our troops, saying, "If the Democrats want to go to court and challenge troops being paid, bring it."
Axios also admitted that House Democrats know suing the Trump administration over this would be a "massive political headache" for Democrats facing reelection in battleground districts. "The legality is questionable, but politically I hope Democrats don't do it," said one anonymous lawmaker.
1. Democrats shut the government down bc they want free health care for illegal aliens
— Abigail Jackson (@ATJackson47) October 15, 2025
2. Democrats say missed pay for troops won't make them open the govt
3. President Trump finds a way to pay our troops
4. Democrats complain about troops getting paid pic.twitter.com/1ihCvIYpzb
That's the Democratic Party for you.