The Republican messages about the government shutdown haven’t worked. Republicans control the government, and they have failed to convince the American people that Democrats are responsible for the government not being open.
Donald Trump acts as if nothing is happening and ignores the government shutdown. The Republican pushback seems to consist of Mike Johnson holding daily press conferences where he finds new and different things to blame for the shutdown that are definitely not on the Republicans.
When the Senate is in session, Majority Leader John Thune holds briefings, but Trump has not organized any public events or rallies to try to present the Republican case to the American people.
Mike Johnson refuses to open the House of Representatives, and we may have gotten a clue as to why Republicans aren’t going out and hosting events.
Since Ted Cruz became a Senator, it is possible to go back years and see Senator Cruz going out in public and being harassed.
Harassing Ted Cruz is a bit of a national pastime.
That trend continued at the Houston airport on Friday.
