America's Deal Maker MIA on Shutdown

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Despite his reputation of making deals, U.S. President Donald Trump has not discussed efforts to broker a deal to end the political gridlock that has shutdown America's government. The Atlantic writes about the number conflicts and government duties Trump has attended to in October.

Posted by retort at 10:54 AM | 61 COMMENTS | permalink

"When it comes to the government shutdown, Trump barely seems to be paying attention," Toluse Olorunnipa, Jonathan Lemire, and Russell Berman write. "Some of Trump's closest advisers told us that the president has been distracted and busy dealing with other matters."[image or embed]
-- The Atlantic (@theatlantic.com) Oct 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM

Comments

I don't think that Donald Trump wants the House to come back. Period.

I think that he sees this as an opportunity to cement one-man rule.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-29 11:05 AM

Dancing with the young ladies in Malaysia is much more important than opening his own government.

Obviously!

#2 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-10-29 11:07 AM

If he brings Congress back they might look into his destruction of the East Wing.

#3 | Posted by MBlue at 2025-10-29 11:13 AM

Repulicans keep voting "yes" to open, the Dems keep voting "No"

Clean CR passed the house and the Senate Dems want to add $1.7 trillion worth of spending. That's not going to happen

#4 | Posted by Maverick at 2025-10-29 11:38 AM

No one cares. I don't care. Anyone who says they care is lying.

-Eberly

#5 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-10-29 11:38 AM

That's not going to happen
POSTED BY MAVERICK

Then the government stays shut.

#6 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-10-29 11:40 AM

Unless it is cash in his pocket, or a golden crown or a ballroom or monument to his greatness, sh**ler doesn't care.

The cruelty is the goal.

#7 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-10-29 11:41 AM

No one cares. I don't care. Anyone who says they care is lying.
-Eberly

#5 | Posted by Alexandrite

This is someone who has claimed to have me plonked.

LOL

#8 | Posted by eberly at 2025-10-29 11:44 AM

"America's dealmaker"?

What a joke.

He didn't:

Fix healthcare
End the Ukraine war
End the Gaza war
Make Mexico pay for the wall
Bring manufacturing back to the US
Lower grocery prices
Lower prescription drugs
Lower housing costs
Lower utility costs
Pass an infrastructure bill

It's almost like he is nothing but full of shitake.

#9 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-10-29 11:47 AM

Eb's is the ultimate concern troll.

It's all about being noticed.

Must be dull in Kansas.

#10 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-10-29 11:48 AM

-Must be dull in Kansas.

Where do you and your previous aliases live?

#11 | Posted by eberly at 2025-10-29 11:55 AM

Shut the government down until Trump is impeached and removed from office. Then immediate deal.

#12 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-10-29 11:58 AM

Why should we be in a hurry to open the government again?

Just so Trumpy can continue to undermine it and destroy it?

What's the hurry? Maybe we should just keep it shut until Trumpy gets bored and wanders off.

#13 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-10-29 12:07 PM

I don't care if the government ever opens again. None of this has caused me an iota of discomfort.

#14 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-10-29 12:08 PM

I don't care if the government ever opens again. None of this has caused me an iota of discomfort.

#14 | Posted by lfthndthrds

But you're not a self=centered -----, right?

#15 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-10-29 12:11 PM

As Ayn Rand said, the other (person) doesn't exist; self-interest is the only good.

So, yeah, self-centered -----.

#16 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-29 12:17 PM

Repulicans keep voting "yes" to cut healthcare for millions of Americans, the Dems keep voting "No"

The tax cut for billionaires passed the house and the Senate costing America over $1.7 trillion worth of taxes.
#4 | POSTED BY MAVERICK

You're a brainwashed bootlicker for billionaires.

#17 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-29 12:17 PM

I don't care.
#14 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTURDS

Of course you don't, Trump told you to hate America, so you do.

#18 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-29 12:18 PM

"America's Deal Maker"

Bwahahahahahahahahaha ... .

... .HA!

#19 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-10-29 12:20 PM

27 replies on Bluesky to that opinion piece that took three people to write. I read them first followed by the DR comments. Keep on keeping on, it's amusing.

#20 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2025-10-29 12:28 PM

Let's be honest.

This is what Trump wanted.

Him in total control.

Quasi dictator status.

If Johnson were to reopen the house, which he seems quite content not to, he'd have to swear in Adelita Grijalva.

Which would provide enough votes to start to process to release the Epstein files.

Which Trump and Republicans are fighting as hard as they can to bury.

#21 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-29 12:33 PM

Democrats now want to extend the temporary funding measure that only passed in the first place because it had an expiration date.

#22 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-10-29 12:34 PM

Putin's brain dead orange bitch likes seeing military families go hungry.

#23 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-10-29 12:36 PM

Which Trump and Republicans are fighting as hard as they can to bury.

#21 | Posted by ClownShack

Did Biden "fight hard" to get them released?

No?

Why do you want them released now?

#24 | Posted by boaz at 2025-10-29 12:40 PM

Democrats now want to extend healthcare for Americans.
#22 | POSTED BY BULLJOHNSON

I know, that really bothers your "Christian" sensibilities.

Right?

No cake for gay weddings or healthcare for the poor, like Jesus wanted.

You stupid billionaire's *itch.

Get down on your hands and knees and grovel for your billionaire masters.

#25 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-29 12:40 PM

Why do you want them released now?
#24 | POSTED BY BOAZ

Better question is, why don't you want them released now?

Is it because Trump's in them and you have a vested interest in protecting him?

In protecting pedophiles?

#26 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-29 12:41 PM

"Did Biden "fight hard" to get them released?"

Because it wasn't his job?

Just like it is not Trumpy's job to continue to block the release.

#27 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-10-29 12:49 PM

No, answer the first question first.

THAT will show your hypocrisy.

If there was anything there, Biden and his democrat handlers would have put it forth to stop him from becoming President.

So I'm surmising either Trump isnt in them or a leading Democrat is.

#28 | Posted by boaz at 2025-10-29 12:49 PM

The------------------- is all over the Epstein Files and Lolita Express flight logs.

#29 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-10-29 12:52 PM

- a leading Democrat

Prolly in there, but prolly not Epstein's 'best friend' and Wingman to the Pedo King.

Who sent Jeffrey a B-day card all about the 'Secret' they shared.

And also send Epstein's pimp Maxwell to the Club Fed.

#30 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-29 12:55 PM

THAT will show your hypocrisy.

Well I guess that means you win.

So let's not release the Epstein files and let's make sure none of those pedophiles are ever convicted.

Congratulations.

"I have the Epstein files on my desk" - Pam Bondi

"Donald Trump is mentioned in the Epstein files." - Pam Bondi

"But Biden!" - Boaz

#31 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-29 12:56 PM

#28
If Trump was a Democrat MAGAts would bray to high heaven for the release of files they'd claim they already knew (because "alternative facts," doh) proved Trump joined in---------- and blood sacrifice topped off by sexualized cannibalism (don't ask) sessions with Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Pablo Escobar, Josef Mengele, Salvador Dali, Perry Como, and Paul McCartney (yes, of course he's dead). There's a reason the East Wing had to be torn down, y'know. And Boaz would be jerky dancing in that pack.

PS: Your question has been repeatedly answered on the DR. Please stop with the stoopid.

#32 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-10-29 01:00 PM

#28 | POSTED BY BOAZ

Not releasing the Epstein Files is the definition, the essence, of corruption.

Releasing them is going to hurt a lot of people, and some I'm sure are Democrats.

But such a release will also paint Trump with a tar that will last several hundred years.

I'm looking forward to that.

#33 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-29 01:04 PM

I'm surmising either Trump isnt in them or a leading Democrat is.
#28 | POSTED BY BOAZ

I guess we'll never know since Biden didn't release them.

The truth is, democrats are fine with locking up Bill Clinton for pedophilia.

It's republicans who are doing their best to ignore the Epstein files.

#34 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-29 01:06 PM

I don't think that Donald Trump wants the House to come back. Period.
I think that he sees this as an opportunity to cement one-man rule.
#1 | Posted by Zed

I think Trump and Republicans are in agreement on this point. There's no urgency on Republicans in Congress to, well, govern. These are the same Republicans who went on recess so they could do Damage Control and strong-arm the Republicans who were defying Trump by demanding the release of the Epstein Files.

Republicans know they will lose a good chunk of their supporters when the truth about Trump raping girls comes out.

#35 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-29 01:07 PM

If there was anything there, Biden and his democrat handlers would have put it forth to stop him from becoming President.

It's not the president's job to tell the DOJ to do anything.

The DOJ should be an independent agency. Independent of political influence. Remember when former President Bill Clinton briefly met with Attorney General Loretta Lynch on the tarmac at a Phoenix airport?

You pre-magamaroons had a conniption fit.

And btw- many democrats during that time have tried to have the files released. You should probably look into that so as to not embarrass yourself further.

#36 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-10-29 01:11 PM

But such a release will also paint Trump with a tar that will last several hundred years.

Problem for you Democrats is, Trump is barely in the files and even if he is only a couple of times.

Trump isnt in any "files" unlike Clinton and probably a whole lot of Democrats. Even the victims said Trump wasnt there.

But yall keep pushing that lie....

#37 | Posted by boaz at 2025-10-29 01:12 PM

many democrats during that time have tried to have the files released.

And what happened?

#38 | Posted by boaz at 2025-10-29 01:12 PM

So I'm surmising either Trump isnt in them or a leading Democrat is.
#28 | Posted by boaz

How ------- stupid are you?
If Trump wasn't in them, they would be released.
If leading Democrats (and no leading Republicans) were in them, they would be released.

#39 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-29 01:14 PM

"Even the victims said Trump wasnt there."

Is there a victim depicted in Trump's birthday love letter to Epstein?

#40 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-29 01:15 PM

"And what happened?"

They were sealed under court order.

#41 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-10-29 01:15 PM

And what happened?

#38 | POSTED BY BOAZ

It's a long and winding road. I am not your google.

You should probably research it if you are really interested.

Hint:
You won't find the answers you seek on Fixed News.

#42 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-10-29 01:20 PM

Did Biden "fight hard" to get them released?

When they were sealed by a court order?

Pedo47 campaigned on getting them released to expose the pedophiles. Funny how that is not a priority now that his name is prominently ensconced in them.

#43 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-10-29 01:21 PM

I don't care if the government ever opens again. None of this has caused me an iota of discomfort.
#14 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Exactly.
Republicans are fine with this.
There's no reason for Republicans to keep pretending that Republicans want a Federal government that exists outside of Trump's Executive Orders.

#44 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-29 01:22 PM

Problem for you Democrats is, Trump is barely in the files and even if he is only a couple of times.

Previously Trumpy wasn't in the Files at all.

Now Trumpy is "barely in the files and even if he is only a couple of times".

I am detecting another pattern here.

#45 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-10-29 01:23 PM

many democrats during that time have tried to have the files released.
And what happened?
#38 | Posted by boaz

Republicans went on recess, and then Republicans shut down the government.

#46 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-29 01:24 PM

#46,

No reason for Democrats to not have released them when they had the same access Republicans had or have.

#47 | Posted by boaz at 2025-10-29 01:28 PM

"Trump is barely in the files ... "

Oh, keeriest, here we go again with more of Boaz's incessant bozoness.
Okay Boaz, answer me this:
HOW DO YOU KNOW?

That's your cue to run off ... again

#48 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-10-29 01:29 PM

"No reason for Democrats to not have released them when they had the same access Republicans had or have."

And what's reason for Republicans not to release them?
You didn't really think about that, because you're not really a thinker.

#49 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-29 01:29 PM

No reason for Democrats to not have released them when they had the same access Republicans had or have.

#47 | POSTED BY BOAZ

Jesus H.

How stupid are you?

The reason was the Law.

The Law would not allow for the release at that time.

Remember the Law? Some still respect it and follow it. Even if they don't agree with it.

#50 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-10-29 01:32 PM

This makes Boaz's head hurt.

#51 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-10-29 01:34 PM

"No reason for Democrats to not have released them"

What part of "they were under seal, by court order" did you not understand?

#52 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-10-29 01:34 PM

#41 | Posted by Danforth

#42 | Posted by donnerboy

#43 | Posted by Nixon

There is no point in trying to explain anything to somebody as willfully stupid as ol' BOAZ.

#53 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-10-29 01:37 PM

If he brings Congress back they might look into his destruction of the East Wing.

#3 | Posted by MBlue

And Mike Johnson will have to swear in recently elected U.S. Rep who's the 218th vote to release the Epstein files.

#54 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2025-10-29 01:54 PM

"Trump is barely in the files ... "

Bozo knows this because Pedo47 told him that.

Trust him.

BTW If Pedo47 was NOT extensively in the files you can bet your bottom dollar that he would have had them released already. Bigly.

#55 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-10-29 01:55 PM

#55 | Posted by Nixon

When Michael Wolff, Trump's ghost writer, interviewed Epstein, Epstein showed him pictures of Trump with bare breasted teenagers on his lap.

There's also the then 13-year-old who said Trump raped her quite violently. She was going to come forward but withdrew in fear for her life as soon as it appeared Trump would be reelected.

#56 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2025-10-29 02:02 PM

Boaz sheet posts rubbish, gets called, deeply embarrassed, and then goes AWOL ... yet again.
It's not a tic; it's a feature.
MAGAts are indeed a cowardly crew.

#57 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-10-29 02:11 PM

What part of "they were under seal, by court order" did you not understand?
#52 | Posted by Danforth"

I think its the words "court order" that he does not understand.
Boaz doesn't think a court should limit the power of the President.
Boaz also doesn't have sufficient learning to know why a President with unchecked power is the same thing as a Dictator.

Or, perhaps he's a real snake in the grass, and he understands that perfectly, but he just never talks about it because talking about your end goal spoils the attempt of walking us down the garden path.
You can never tell with these guys.
They don't really conversate.
These aren't men who can talk about their feelings.

#58 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-29 02:18 PM

All FDT has managed to do is rebrand Biden policies as his own, or check things off his dementia-addled retribution list from 5 years ago. He is not in charge of anything except ballroom construction. Stephen Miller is running the country right now.

#59 | Posted by chuffy at 2025-10-29 02:35 PM

#59
Trump is clearly neither up to nor interested in performing the actual job of president.
He's too lazy, incurious, ignorant, and - increasingly- swaddled in a dementia fog to be good to go for that.
So he either squats at his desk or shlump shuffles from one gilded photo op to the next gilded photo op.
My guess is CHUFFY is right and it's Steven Miller these days.
Schlaf gut!

#60 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-10-29 02:44 PM

DOC,

From a tactical, get-things-done-in-the-advancement-of-white-supremacy, kind of way. Putin is the one pulling the strings strategically.

Those Epstein files must be really, really bad ... and not just for Puppet Hands.

#61 | Posted by chuffy at 2025-10-29 03:02 PM

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