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The US government has been shut down for more than a week, and Democrats and Republicans are locked in a political blame game. Shutdowns are nothing new in US politics, but this time President Trump has made an unusual threat: to permanently cut hundreds of thousands of jobs and shutter entire government agencies. Is this just a new bargaining tactic to put pressure on Democrats or part of a bigger project to remake the American government?
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Guest: Lara Spirit, Washington Correspondent, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Micaela Arneson and Olivia Case.
Read more: Trump warns Democrats the ‘grim reaper is coming’
The revenge shutdown: Trump vows to inflict maximum pain on Democrats
Clips: CBS, ProPublica, Democracy Now!, @realDonaldTrump / TruthSocial, ABC, MSNBC, NBC News.
Music: (Don't Fear) The Reaper / Blue Oyster Cult / Columbia.
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