“Unprecedented Opportunity”: Trump Vows to Slash “Democrat Agencies” Amid Shutdown

SHUTDOWN BACKFIRES? Trump Seizes “Unprecedented Opportunity” to Permanently Cut Federal Agencies, Touting Project 2025 Architect

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a dramatic escalation of the government shutdown standoff, President Donald Trump has declared the impasse an “unprecedented opportunity” to reshape the federal landscape. On Thursday, the President vowed to consult with his budget chief to identify and permanently slash what he calls “Democrat Agencies” and a “political SCAM.”

Trump’s rhetoric underscores a strategy to utilize the shutdown—which he blames squarely on Democratic leaders—to advance long-held goals of downsizing the federal bureaucracy.

“I can’t believe the radical left Democrats gave me this unprecedented opportunity!” the President wrote on social media.

Vought, Project 2025, and Irreversible Cuts

President Trump confirmed he would hold an urgent meeting with OMB Director Russell Vought to pinpoint agencies for cuts and determine whether those reductions would be temporary or permanent.

Vought, a central figure in this strategy, is a key author of Project 2025, the conservative blueprint for radically reforming the U.S. government. By explicitly calling Vought “he of PROJECT 2025 Fame,” the President signaled a direct embrace of the project’s goals to dismantle or significantly curtail agencies perceived as politically opposed to his administration.

The executive action has already begun: on the first day of the shutdown, Vought’s office announced the freezing of approximately $18 billion in infrastructure funding for New York—home state of top Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries—pending an audit for compliance with “constitutional principles.”

Johnson Calls Shutdown a “Massive Backfire” for Democrats

House Speaker Mike Johnson weighed in, characterizing the Democratic position as a “massive backfire.” Johnson argues that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s refusal to back a spending deal has unintentionally handed the White House “the keys to the kingdom” and sweeping executive authority.

The impasse shifts unilateral control over funding and furloughs to OMB Director Vought. Speaker Johnson sees this as a rare chance to “downsize the scope and scale of government,” potentially streamlining operations and making cuts that would never receive Democratic votes in a divided Congress.

As the shutdown continues, the core of the debate has shifted from budgetary negotiations to the fundamental structure and size of the federal government, putting thousands of federal jobs and billions of dollars in key projects at risk of permanent elimination.

 

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