Tyler Pager

I know he is deeply...

concerned about losing the midterms and Democrats taking control of the House and investigating him.

And so his aides are trying to redistrict and do other things to try to make it possible for the Republicans to hold the House.

But I don't imagine a full pivot from Trump on messaging.

I think he feels vindicated by his win and focused on what he wants to do.

And there's only so much his advisers are able to convince him to focus on, as evidenced by that scene during the campaign.

Thanks so much, Michael.

Good to see you, Michael.

How you doing?

the tiger.

Yeah, we have never seen a White House or an administration weaponize the federal government against the opposing party the way in which we're seeing it happen right now.

Yes, absolutely.

They are trying to use the closure of government to pursue their political goals and also inflict political pain on the Democratic Party.

If you were to log on to any federal government website, you will be greeted by a message from that department or agency.

If you look on the Treasury Department website, it says right now, quote, the radical left has chosen to shut down the United States government in the name of reckless spending and obstructionism.

You know, you can look at airport videos.

There are more than a dozen airports around the country refusing to display a video of Kristi Noem, the Homeland Security Secretary, who put together a new video blasting Democrats for the government shutdown and any travel disruptions that may result from it.

Yeah, look, the White House is taking a very hardline stance on this.

And they are saying that it's up to the Democrats to reopen the government and then they are willing to negotiate over health care subsidies, which is at the core of why Democrats are not reopening the government.

Right.