Instant Chaos: Dems Immediately Regret Shutdown

Ruthless Podcast

News, Politics

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🗓️ 3 October 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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🎙️ Democrats' complete and utter failure to message the government shutdown isn’t surprising. What is surprising is the level of political self-clowning on display. From saying the quiet part out loud to missing their talking points, this undisciplined caucus is cracking at the seams, already. ⚡The biggest mistake Democrats made was giving the keys to the car—the entire federal government—to OMB Director Russ Vought and President Trump. The fellas celebrate how Vought and Trump are now actively using the shutdown to advance their Project 2025 vision, threatening mass layoffs of federal workers and immediately freezing billions of dollars in infrastructure projects, many in the home state of Democrat leaders. This unprecedented moment highlights the complete lack of strategy from Chuck Schumer and the establishment Democrats.️ 💥Plus, what’s happening in Virginia? From the Attorney General candidate who completed 500 hours of court-ordered community service by volunteering at his own Political Action Committee to the now infamous Virginia candidate with a sex tape. The fellas review Harvard’s newest drag queen hire and the return of Hawk Tuah girl. 00:00 - Democrat Messaging Collapses 06:55 - Senator Shaheen Debunks Herself on Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants 09:30 - Sheldon White Club and the Affectation of "Leverage" 11:42 - Trump and Russ Vought Get the Keys to the Government Car 26:16 - Virginia AG Candidate’s PAC Community Service 35:05 - Virginia Candidate Susanna Gibson Arrested for Domestic Violence 49:03 - Harvard Hires Drag Queen Professor to Teach a Class on RuPaul's Drag Race 54:09 - Texas Man Forces Driver to Dig Grave for Dog Killed in Hit-and-Run 56:02 - Actress Replaced by "Hot Tuna" in Film Debut Our Sponsors: ➢Go to https://zbiotics.com/RUTHLESS and use RUTHLESS at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. ➢President Trump kept his word and protected Medicare Advantage. Visit MedicareAdvantageMajority.org to learn how you can help defend Medicare Advantage. ➢Help fuel America's energy advantage. Visit https://www.chevron.com/America to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Yeah, so I consider it like the red zone of politics.
0:04.0	It's like, it's like Dems and Disarray Red Zone.
0:07.0	It's like you open up Twitter.
0:08.0	That's a good way to put it.
0:09.0	You open up Twitter and like every 10 minutes there's a new video of them be clowning themselves.
0:14.0	It is unreal.
0:16.0	What are you people doing?
0:19.0	You're a member of Congress.
0:20.0	And then you have this dude with the tattoo eyebrows.
0:22.6	Yeah, we shut it down.
0:24.6	It Dems seem to have bitten off a little bit more than they can chew when it comes to a government shutdown.
0:29.6	Not only did they not have a message, recovered that.
0:32.6	They also don't have a strategy on how to get out of it.
0:35.6	There's so many reasons to admire Trump.
0:38.9	But the way he just never relents on crushing his enemies, right?
0:43.2	Like, the pure enjoyment of, because he knows they've blown it.
0:48.0	Yeah.
0:48.3	The dams themselves know they've blown it.
0:50.6	But he's not going to be like, let him off easy.
0:53.2	It's time to make all your nightmares real.
0:56.6	America is built on hard work and powered by American energy.
1:01.0	Chevron has spent $44 billion with local businesses across all 50 states since 2022,
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