Shiroi Kiba JutSu: 🇺🇸 Trump Gives Warning as Shutdown Begins

Happy Wednesday, Patriots,

The federal government officially shut down at midnight after Democrats blocked a stopgap funding bill, leaving thousands of workers without pay and federal agencies scrambling to scale back operations.

The House-passed measure would have kept the lights on through November 21, but Democrats demanded permanent Obamacare subsidies and rollbacks on cuts to Medicaid waste, fraud, and abuse—red lines for Republicans and the White House.

President Trump said Democrats are "using Americans as pawns" and warned that mass layoffs could follow if the standoff drags on. "We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible," he told reporters.

The showdown is expected to continue in Washington this week as pressure mounts on Senate Democrats.

Keep scrolling with us for the latest Trump news!

—Nick

In today's email:
🔔 Trump Gives Warning as Shutdown Begins
🪖 Trump Addresses Military Leaders
💊 Trump Announces Major Drug Price Cuts
🧬 Trump Signs Order to Use AI for Childhood Cancer
🎓 Trump Nearing Deal to Restore Harvard Federal Funding

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✅TRACKING TRUMP✅

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The federal government is grinding to a halt today as President Trump issues sharp warnings to the Democrats about the consequences of their refusal to compromise on the budget. According to the president, this standoff could put government jobs at risk on a scale we've never seen before. Yet, instead of owning up to their reckless demands for more funding on initiatives their own voters don't even back, the left is once again pointing fingers at Republicans.

At the same time, President Trump delivered a historic address to military leaders - an event that sparked a surge of patriotism across the nation. With global tensions climbing to unprecedented levels and America facing threats both within and beyond our borders, the need for military strength and unity has never been greater. Thankfully, we have a president who understands this moment in history and is making the tough decisions necessary to safeguard the American way of life.

Check out all the latest developments and more below!

🪖 Trump Tells Generals "We Are Reawakening the Warrior Spirit"
President Trump told military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico that his administration is reinvigorating "the warrior spirit" in the United States military, referencing historical military figures including the cavalry that tamed the great plains and Generals Patton, Bradley, and Douglas MacArthur. Trump affirmed his full support for servicemembers, stating "I am with you, I support you, and as president, I have your backs 100 percent" and promised to make the military "stronger, tougher, faster, fiercer, and more powerful than it has ever been before." The president said he would fire generals "on the spot" if he dislikes them, telling reporters that when military leaders "are not good, when we don't think they're our warriors, you know what happens? We say 'You're fired, get out.'" Trump criticized some of the generals who worked at the top of his first administration, including Mark Milley, James Mattis, and Mark Esper, whom he called "Always too late Yesper," saying they were recommended by RINOs and were "not good." Trump described the address as "an esprit de corps" and said it was a unique gathering of generals and admirals who came from all over the world for what he called "a great spiritizing."

💊 Trump Announces Major Drug Price Cuts
President Trump announced a deal with Pfizer allowing state Medicaid programs access to drugs at most-favored-nation prices, with Trump stating the price reductions will have a "huge" impact on the midterm elections. The agreement delivers dramatic cost cuts including an 80 percent price reduction for Eucrisa (dermatitis medication), 40 percent drop for Xeljanz (rheumatoid arthritis), and 50 percent reduction for Zavzpret (migraine medication). Trump revealed another company will visit the White House next week for a similar announcement, promising "1,000 percent drops in prices" and calling it unprecedented in medical history. The president explained that dropping prescription prices was a leading priority upon reentering office, with his administration working on the initiative for eight months after COVID previously disrupted these efforts during his first term. Trump characterized the deal as "a big shock to the system" that will create fairness by ensuring Americans pay the same prices as other countries for medications.

🧬 Trump Signs Order to Use AI for Childhood Cancer
President Trump signed an executive order instructing the Make America Healthy Again Commission to work with the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy to employ artificial intelligence to diagnose and treat childhood cancers and identify new cures. Trump announced the U.S. is adding $50 million to the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative, stating "I'm also directing the federal government to fully utilize artificial intelligence to supercharge pediatric cancer research" and declaring "we're going to defeat childhood cancer once and for all." The initiative builds on Trump's first-term establishment of the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative, which has collected information including tracking molecular characteristics and genetic information of childhood cancers organized in a vast database. Researchers will deploy AI to improve clinical trials, sharpen diagnoses, fine-tune treatments, unlock cures, and strengthen prevention strategies by building scalable models to predict how a child's body responds to therapies and minimize treatment side effects. The executive order will bolster funding for the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative housed within the National Institutes of Health and will serve as a funding call for research proposals related to the application of AI in childhood cancers.

🎓 Trump Nearing Deal to Restore Harvard Federal Funding
President Trump indicated his administration is close to finalizing a deal with Harvard University to restore $2.4 billion in federal grants, telling Education Secretary Linda McMahon "I guess we reached a deal with Harvard today. All you have to do is paper it, right, Linda?" Trump stated the university would be paying about $500 million and would be operating trade schools, teaching people how to do AI, engines, and "lots of other things." Earlier this year, the Trump administration froze $2.2 billion in funding for the university and threatened to revoke its tax-exempt status due to the Ivy League school's alleged failure to address antisemitism on campus. Harvard successfully challenged the freeze in court, with a judge accusing the administration of weaponizing antisemitism as a pretext for an "ideologically motivated assault" on the university. The Trump administration and Harvard nearly reached a settlement in August with terms calling for Harvard to spend $500 million on workforce programs in exchange for the restoration of billions in federal funding.

🔔 Trump Gives Warnings as Shutdown Begins 🔔

The federal government officially entered a partial shutdown after the midnight funding deadline passed with Democrats blocking a House-passed continuing resolution that would have extended current spending levels until November 21. President Trump warned that the shutdown could result in permanent job losses rather than typical furloughs, telling reporters the administration could "do things during the shutdown that are irreversible, that are bad for them and irreversible by them, like cutting vast numbers of people out, cutting things that they like, cutting programs that they like." When asked how many federal workers could be laid off, Trump told reporters at the White House, "We may do a lot," placing blame squarely on Democrats for the stalemate.

The Office of Management and Budget, led by Director Russ Vought, issued a memo days before the funding deadline instructing agencies to consider a "reduction in force" for many federal programs if the government closes, meaning thousands of federal workers could be permanently laid off rather than temporarily furloughed. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer responded to Trump's statements by accusing him of using Americans as political pawns, declaring that Trump admitted he is doing the firing of people and using Americans as pawns. Republicans see little incentive to give concessions to Democrats, viewing the simple short-term funding bill as a temporary measure to finalize a longer-term package through which larger funding questions can be addressed.

Forty-four Democrats voted to block the House-passed spending plan just hours before the deadline, with only three Democrats - Senators John Fetterman, Catherine Cortez Masto, and Angus King - voting with Republicans for the bill, which failed 55 to 45, short of the 60 votes required. Democrats demanded that any agreement to prevent a shutdown must extend tax credits for the Affordable Care Act beyond the end of 2025, with their plan to extend pandemic-era Obamacare subsidies carrying an estimated cost of $1.5 trillion. Republicans argued that a short-term bill was an inappropriate vehicle to attach such consequential riders and accused Democrats of risking the entire federal government over demands that would add to taxpayer-funded healthcare for migrants who entered the country illegally.

Trump added a humorous element to the standoff by displaying red "Trump 2028" hats strategically on the Resolute Desk during Monday's Oval Office meeting with Democratic leaders Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. The president later shared photos of the display on Truth Social, hours before the shutdown began, with White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson stating that the Trump administration wants a straightforward continuing resolution identical to proposals Democrats supported just six months earlier. Democrats downplayed the stunt, with Schumer saying Trump "can avoid a shutdown if he chooses to," while Jeffries added that Democrats "will not back down" in defending healthcare and spending priorities.

A New York Times/Siena poll revealed that 65 percent of American voters said Democrats should not shut down the government even if their demands are not met, with only 27 percent disagreeing, though many Democrats appeared eager for a fight with 47 percent saying the party should vote to shut down the government. Speaking with Politico, Trump argued that Democrats would be blamed for the shutdown, claiming "People that are smart see what's happening. The Democrats are deranged." Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declared on MSNBC that Trump wanted "to just make sure that kids are dying because they don't have access to insurance," offering to negotiate directly with Republicans who blamed her for the shutdown.

The shutdown comes as the Trump administration prepares to oversee what could be the largest mass resignation in U.S. history, with more than 100,000 federal employees scheduled to leave under its deferred resignation program, stepping into a job market where unemployment has risen to 4.3 percent. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that about 750,000 employees could be furloughed each day during a shutdown, with the total daily cost of their compensation roughly $400 million, though the daily cost could decrease given OMB's directive of mass firings beyond typical furloughs. The timing of the shutdown presents particular challenges as Democrats see many federal workers as their operatives within the federal government, with any exit ramp for Democrats likely to be bumpy and leading to an even more empowered Trump White House.

Trump presided over a 35-day government shutdown in 2018-19, the longest in American history, during his first term in office, and reiterated that Republicans did not want a shutdown but warned the GOP could inflict pain on Democrats should the government close. The threat to convert temporary furloughs into permanent job losses marks uncharted territory that would almost certainly face immediate court challenges, turning what is typically dismissed as partisan brinkmanship into a potential lasting impact on an already fragile labor market and fundamentally altering the balance of power between the executive branch and Congress.

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🌍 President Trump told reporters that Hamas has three to four days to accept his 20-point peace plan to end the war in Gaza or face "a very sad end," stating that all Arab countries, Muslim countries, and Israel have signed up for the agreement. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted the plan that would ultimately end military operations in Gaza, disarm Hamas, secure the return of all 46 hostages, and lay out a path to rebuild the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. The plan has been widely championed by leaders across the Middle East, Europe, and parts of Asia, with a joint statement from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, UAE, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Qatar, and Egypt welcoming Trump's proposal.

🏈 The NFL faces growing boycott calls after announcing Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny as the headliner for Super Bowl LX's halftime show, with social media erupting over photos showing the singer dressed in a pink mini skirt and high heels. Football fans blasted the NFL for not understanding their audience, particularly after Bad Bunny recently said he would no longer perform concerts in the U.S. because he opposes Trump's immigration policies. The rapper has been a virulent critic of President Trump and backed Kamala Harris just months before she lost last year's presidential election.

💼 American companies have won a record $170 billion in foreign government contracts since President Trump returned to office, according to the Department of Commerce, with the deals amounting to 98 contracts expected to generate $144 billion in U.S.-manufactured exports and support nearly 600,000 American jobs. The total dwarfs the $12 billion in contracts signed during the same period under former President Joe Biden, with the aerospace and defense sector securing $153 billion in signed contracts. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick stated that the record-breaking business wins reflect an unwavering commitment to rebuilding U.S. industry for the American worker.

🤖 The Interior Department announced it is testing autonomous lawnmowers on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as part of a Trump administration effort to use artificial intelligence to boost operational efficiency, with video showing AI-controlled mowers carrying American flags. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said AI will drive smarter decision-making and boost operational efficiency while advancing American energy dominance and protecting natural resources. Six AI-controlled lawnmowers are being tested at six national parks with a grant provided by the National Park Foundation, with officials saying the technology will allow them to get more work done with the same amount of people.