adminAmerica is watching as the political class plays chicken with the livelihoods of hardworking citizens, and Rep. Nicole Malliotakis rightly called out Democrats on Newsmax’s Wake Up America for spreading falsehoods about the shutdown instead of negotiating a real solution. Malliotakis—clear-eyed and unapologetic—urged Democrats to stop grandstanding and join Republicans in keeping the government open, a commonsense plea nobody in Washington should ignore.
The facts are stark: the federal government entered a funding lapse at 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 2025, after negotiations broke down and partisan posturing trumped responsibility. That shutdown threatens hundreds of thousands of federal employees with furloughs and forces critical programs into limbo while the national debate descends into blaming games.
What’s infuriating is the coordinated effort to rewrite reality—federal messaging teams and Democratic-friendly outlets have pushed narratives casting Republicans as the culprits, even as federal agencies themselves began pointing fingers at the radical left. This isn’t accountability; it’s propaganda dressed up as outrage, and ordinary Americans will be the ones who pay the price.
Congresswoman Malliotakis has a record of putting country over caucus, voting to avert shutdowns when necessary and pleading for bipartisan fixes that protect paychecks and national security. Her call for Democrats to come to the table is exactly the kind of leadership voters sent to Washington to expect—stop the theater, pass a clean stopgap, and get people paid.
Meanwhile, administration and media warnings about mass layoffs and economic fallout aren’t scare tactics—they’re sober forecasts of what happens when ideology outranks governance. Democrats who insist on absurd concessions while households face missed checks are gambling with American families for political headlines.
Polls show the public is fed up with shutdown brinkmanship; a majority want Congress to avoid shutting the government down even without wringing every concession from the other side. That should be a wake-up call for any legislator who still thinks playing chicken wins elections — voters want results, not tantrums.
Nicole Malliotakis spoke for millions when she told Democrats to stop spreading lies and start solving problems, and conservative patriots should echo that demand relentlessly. Hold your representatives to it: no more excuses, no more theater, and no more putting politics over people.
