Russell Vought & Trump Weaponize Shutdown: Federal Workers Held Hostage by Project 2025 Agenda

Oct 3, 2025 | Trump budget chief Russell Vought, architect of “Project 2025,” is helping Donald Trump turn the government shutdown into a political weapon. From freezing billions in Democratic state projects to threatening permanent federal layoffs, the shutdown is being used to punish opponents and shrink the government. Meanwhile, American workers are left without pay, families face uncertainty, and taxpayer-funded websites are turned into partisan propaganda.

ANTHONY DAVIS can be supported on Patreon here.