Blue States Give Trump a Taste of His Own Shutdown Medicine
Blue states are fighting fire with fire, angering the Trump administration over the ongoing government shutdown by adapting the president’s homemade messaging strategy.
For weeks, federal websites posted messages blaming Democrats for openly violating the shutdown on Congress. Standards of Ethical Conduct for Executive Branch Employees And Hatch Act of 1939They are designed to limit partisan messaging by federal employees.
In a major reversal of the White House’s shutdown blame game, at least three states have posted notices on state government websites informing residents that the ongoing shutdown is entirely Republicans’ fault.
“November 2025 SNAP benefits will not be paid because Republicans in Washington DC failed to pass the federal budget and caused a federal government shutdown. Starting October 16, SNAP benefits will not be paid until the federal government shutdown ends and funds are released to PA.” banner The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services website says:
Illinois issued a similar message, placing blame on “federal officials in the Trump Administration.”
“SNAP customers will not be eligible for November food benefits unless there is further action from the Trump administration to reopen the government,” the Illinois Benefit Eligibility Application website states. in question.
California whose governor plays his own game imitation game This summer, those who oppose Trump also joined the bandwagon. In a note on the California Health and Human Services Agency website, the state government blamed the shutdown on “failures of the President and Congress.”
The government remained closed for more than 21 days as of Wednesday, making it the second-longest federal shutdown in U.S. history. This could only be overcome during Donald Trump’s first term, with a 35-day shutdown between 2018 and 2019.
Both national political parties are fixated on how to finance Trump’s “big, beautiful” budget, which includes details about cutting billions of dollars from Obamacare subsidies and Medicaid.
Democrats and their voters hold on tight until we find a way to save subsidized health care programs. But a major disruption is on the horizon: Open enrollment for Obamacare plans begins November 1. If the shutdown isn’t resolved by then, millions of Americans will have to make a decision about their health insurance without knowing whether premiums will drop.
