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If this is the lie that catches your attention and frustration, you need to come out from under your rock a little more often.
Republicans have gone MAGA cult and will lie their faces off to please Trump. Democrats continue their decades long winning-streak of "most ineffective leadership". Par for the course in 2025.
It's a legitimate question, it's not a lie that Democrats are blocking the GOP on this and you need to get educated on how your government works.
tl;dr: A budget bill needs a supermajority to pass and be fillibuster proof.
It's also not a lie that Trump has ordered Republicans not to negotiate with Democrats because a shutdown gives him more power to fire people from the executive branch.