Trumps comments on the shutdown may prove to be very telling

Trumps comments on the shutdown may prove to be very telling:

“I told you, we have $17 trillion being invested, so the last person that wants it shut down is us now. With that being said, we can 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.

And you know all – you all know Russell Vought. He’s become very popular recently because he can trim the budget to a level that you couldn’t do any other way. So they’re taking a risk by having a shutdown because – because of the shutdown, we can do things medically and other ways, including benefits. We can cut large numbers of people out. We don’t want to do that, but we don’t want fraud, waste, and abuse. And you know, we’re cutting that.”