Amid Government Shutdown, Trump Pushes Republicans to Eliminate Obamacare and Give Money Directly to Americans

By linking the shutdown to ACA repeal, Trump ensures that the political stakes are clearly defined, forcing lawmakers and the public to confront both immediate consequences for federal operations and longer-term ideological battles over health-care policy.

Even if his proposals are unlikely to be enacted immediately, they serve to focus national attention on the ongoing partisan divide and the complex dynamics of modern legislative politics.

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