While Trump Manufactures A Shutdown, Protesters, Governors, and Federal Workers Are Risking It All To Fight Back

Turning Trump’s shutdown into a moment of resistance

While Trump’s busy “bragging” about his tacky golden office and dragging the country into a shutdown of his own making, I’m glad to have some good news for you today. Thanks for being here. Let’s dive in.

PROTEST IN PA

A “Shut Down Detention Center” protest was held yesterday outside of the ICE facility where Kilmar Ábrego García is being held in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. Folks have been rallying at the site for weeks, demanding authorities close the location.

One of the demonstrators, Bobbi Erickson of Indivisible Mayday, said she was there to “stand in solidarity with all of the people currently being held captive.” It’s great to see them showing up in this rural area.

PRITZKER PRESSER

Once again, IL Gov. JB Pritzker is pushing back against the Trump regime’s immigration abuses. Pritzker called Trump’s move to send armed troops to Chicago “authoritarianism” and “an attack on Americans.”

Pritzker stated: “Get out of Chicago. You are not helping us.” He went on to say the federal agents already there are “not targeting violent criminals or gang members. They’re arresting tamale vendors … and shaking down families.”

KAMALA SLAMS TRUMP AGAIN

This weekend, while speaking at a Congressional Black Caucus event, former Vice President Kamala Harris went after Trump hard.

Harris called Trump a “tyrant,” “incompetent,” and “unhinged,” adding: “A time such as this demands that we win the midterms and enforce checks and balances.” No lies detected.

FED WORKERS WILLING TO SHUT IT DOWN

A large group of federal workers told Democrats to stay the course in their shutdown fight—backing it up with a powerful message.

In a letter penned to Dem leadership, the group said: “Federal workers will willingly forgo paychecks in the hopes of preserving the programs we have devoted our lives to administering. In order to save our services today, we need to send a message to this Administration that enough is enough.”

SHOWING UP

As Republicans refused to call the House back into session and work to avoid a shutdown, Democrats showed up on the Hill anyways. Leader Hakeem Jeffries said they are “defending the healthcare of the American people. House Republicans are on vacation and running scared.”

The GOP controls the House, Senate, and White House—they own this potential shutdown. And we are happy to help spread that clear message.

Just yesterday, we launched the largest social media push against Trump in the world. Using the hashtag “ThisIsTrumpsShutdown,” we generated more than 406 million impressions on Twitter/X alone. It also trended #3 on the platform, which is great since that’s where GOP members of Congress spend most of their time online.

Our Contact Congress campaign is enormous, having already reached lawmakers more than half a million times since November. And for 450 days straight, we’ve been proud to deliver unfiltered news to inboxes in 173 countries.

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Onward!

Scott

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I have two questions for you today.

Do you agree that Democrats should hold the line on the shutdown, and refuse to bend to any GOP demands?

What do you think about the fact that so many federal workers are willing to put their paychecks on the line to protect healthcare for countless Americans?