Senate Moves to End Shutdown — But Leaves Millions Without Healthcare
In a desperate bid to pretend they’re governing, the Senate scraped together exactly 60 votes to advance a so-called compromise bill to reopen the government — but, in true Trump-era fashion, the deal abandons healthcare subsidies for millions of Americans.
The bill, which must still pass the House and secure The Don’s royal autograph, reauthorizes federal funding and undoes recent layoffs. What it doesn’t do is address the healthcare catastrophe that has left families across the country drowning in medical debt.
Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, who still appears to believe that words can shame the shameless, lambasted the measure:
“This healthcare crisis is so severe, so urgent, so devastating for families back home,” he said, “that I cannot in good faith support this resolution that fails to address it.”
Translation: Republicans gutted the heart of the deal and called the corpse a compromise.
Only eight Democrats — the usual ‘moderates’ and soon-to-be retirees — crossed the aisle to give Donny his narrow win. The rest of the chamber watched, stunned, as yet another Band-Aid bill passed that solves nothing but buys time for more dysfunction.
Meanwhile, The Don’s court celebrated the vote as a triumph of “leadership,” spinning it as proof that their hostage-taking tactics “worked.” The truth? This administration controls the White House, the Senate, and the House, yet can’t govern its way out of a paper bag — or, apparently, a 38-day shutdown.
The healthcare provisions Democrats demanded were stripped from the bill because The Don refused to budge. Not that he’s losing sleep over it — his own taxpayer-funded medical care remains, as ever, immaculate.
The good news is - speaker Moronic Mike will now have to call everyone back to work - and swear in Adelita Grijalva - who will have the casting vote to release the Epstein files that Donny's name is all over. Let's see what they do next to keep thsi from happening.
So the show goes on: the Senate passes a half-measure, the House stalls, and millions of Americans remain trapped between illness and bankruptcy. But hey — somewhere in the East Wing rubble, The Don’s $300 million ballroom construction is reportedly “ahead of schedule.”
This so-called victory is nothing more than a monument to moral bankruptcy, a reminder that under The Don’s regime, compassion is expendable, cruelty is policy, and governance is just another performance staged for the cameras.
The government may reopen — but America’s soul remains firmly shut.
The Don’s $40 Million Lie: Trump Revives Long-Debunked Obama Conspiracy Like It’s 2017 Again
Analysis of Misinformation Act by Trump
Assault on Democracy Authoritarian RiskRationale
The dissemination of false information undermines public trust in democratic institutions and the electoral process, contributing to the erosion of civil liberties by normalizing misinformation. Additionally, portraying political opponents with baseless accusations legitimizes a culture of intolerance and division, which can escalate risks for authoritarianism.
In a performance equal parts pathetic and predictable, The Don fired up Truth Social to resurrect a seven-year-old zombie lie — that Barack Obama has somehow pocketed $40 million in royalties from the Affordable Care Act.
Yes, really.
The claim — first born on a satirical website for terminally gullible people — has been debunked so many times it’s practically fossilized. But in The Don’s world, reality is just an inconvenience to be ignored until it fits neatly into his persecution complex.
This latest fever dream was quickly devoured by his loyal fanbase — the same people who think “fact-checking” is a liberal conspiracy. Within hours, timelines were ablaze with triumphant cries of “See? We told you Obama was corrupt!”
Except, of course, none of it is true. Obama didn’t make a dime from the ACA. The ACA doesn’t even have royalties. And satire isn’t evidence — though try explaining that to The Don’s online disciples, who treat irony the same way he treats classified documents: carelessly and with zero comprehension.
“Why let the truth ruin a perfectly good outrage cycle?” one exhausted reporter quipped.
This is vintage Trump: when cornered by failure, invent a scandal. The government’s shut down, 42 million Americans are losing food benefits, and his approval ratings are circling the drain — so naturally, it’s time to scream about Obama’s imaginary millions.
The Don has long been the P.T. Barnum of disinformation — the showman of bullshit — and his followers? The willing rubes, cheering while he saws reality in half.
Let’s be clear: this isn’t “trolling.” It’s deliberate, corrosive propaganda — the kind that keeps his cult angry, loyal, and distracted while the country burns.
But hey, when you’ve got no solutions, no decency, and no grip on reality, a good lie is better than nothing.
So, congrats, Donny — you’ve managed to remind the world once again that truth in your universe is just another casualty of your ego.