Day 19: McDonald Rivet Started the Shutdown, Stopped Paychecks

October 21, 2025

Day 19 of this shameful shutdown, brought to you by Kristen McDonald Rivet and her radical allies who put partisanship before patriotism. President Trump ensured our heroes in uniform would get paid. McDonald Rivet voted against them and then blamed everyone else.

“Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet owes our troops an apology. Republicans fought to pay them; Democrats fought to play politics.” — NRCC Spokesman Zach Bannon

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