Sen. Jon Husted didn’t mince words on Newsmax when Democrats tried to pin the blame for the government shutdown on Republicans. Husted rightly pointed out that the simplest way to fix the healthcare disruptions is for Democrats to stop holding the government hostage and reopen it so services can resume.
Democrats like Hakeem Jeffries tried to portray Republicans as the architects of a healthcare crisis, but Husted fired back that the true problem is Democrats using shutdown politics as leverage while pushing giveaways that drain resources. He specifically warned against restoring policies that funnel Medicaid dollars to illegal immigrants, a claim he insists is happening and that voters should be alarmed about.
This isn’t governance — it’s political theatre designed to undermine a Republican White House and punish the voters who put America First policies in place. While the left screams about “cuts,” their stopgap demands include expanding benefits and subsidies that will bail out illegal immigration and balloon federal spending, even as President Trump signals limited openness to a narrow healthcare deal. The American people deserve solutions, not political sabotage dressed up as compassion.
Meanwhile, the victims of this cynical strategy are the very Americans Democrats claim to defend: military families, seniors waiting on services, and working families who will feel every dollar lost to bureaucratic gamesmanship. Husted’s message is plain — reopen the government, stop the misdirection, and stop diverting taxpayer money to policies that reward lawlessness and waste. If Democrats truly cared about helping people, they would quit grandstanding and get to work.
Conservatives should be proud that leaders like Husted are calling out the charade and demanding accountability; Republicans must hold firm against giveaways that undermine sovereignty and fiscal responsibility while also insisting government do the one thing it’s supposed to do — remain open and functional. If Democrats want to negotiate in good faith over policy, do it after the lights are back on, not by weaponizing shutdowns to try to weaken a sitting president and reward their political allies.
