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The government shut down on October 1, 2025 after Congress failed to pass appropriations, and the consequences hit immediately — furloughs, service disruptions, and a crisis of competence in Washington. On October 2, Laura Ingraham addressed the mess on The Ingraham Angle, calling out the left’s tantrum and blaming the far left “Squad” for pushing demands that helped trigger the impasse.
Ingraham didn’t mince words: she accused progressive lawmakers of holding the country hostage with unrealistic spending demands, saying the ransom had swelled to more than $1.5 trillion and mocking the insistence on expanding benefits to migrants. She even lobbed barbs at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her allies for digging in rather than negotiating, portraying their posture as performative outrage rather than governing.
Make no mistake, this is about priorities. Senate Democrats repeatedly demurred from the House Republican stopgap over policy fights like the extension of enhanced ACA subsidies, and the fracture inside the Democratic coalition has been on vivid display as progressives threaten to upend any compromise. The result is predictable: paralysis in D.C. while everyday Americans pay the price.
Meanwhile, the human cost has mounted: hundreds of thousands of federal workers faced furloughs or unpaid work, essential services strained, and agencies warned of painful cuts if this standoff continued. Conservatives who warned about Washington overspending and open-border incentives are watching their worst fears play out as taxpayers are asked to foot bills for policies that reward lawlessness.
Ingraham argued Republicans have an endgame — trim waste, deny benefits to illegal entrants, and protect core American priorities — and that’s the only responsible path forward for a country drowning in irresponsible promises. If conservatives stand firm on fiscal sanity and border integrity, they can force a reset that defends hardworking Americans instead of rewarding political theater.
Patriots shouldn’t be fooled by the media’s sympathy for panic and spectacle; this is a choice by the radical left to prioritize ideological purity over people’s paychecks. Voters must remember who dug in and who tried to solve the problem, and hold the Squad and their enablers accountable at the ballot box for choosing delusion over duty.
