Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's Bell again.

So today, we're going to talk about the GOP trying to distance themselves from the Trump

administration's actions.

We talked about how Speaker of the House Mike Johnson told a congressional colleague that

he doesn't control Trump when it comes to his social media posts.

We're hearing the same thing from other top congressional Republicans now.

We're seeing the same response to the Trump administration's actions during the shutdown.

Senate Majority Leader Thune said, quote, This is the risk of shutting down the shutdown. Senate Majority Leader Thune said, quote,

This is the risk of shutting down the government

and handing the keys to Russ Vought.

He also said, quote,

We don't control what he's going to do.

Then, when talking about Vought's actions

and how they would hurt Americans,

Thune said, quote,

The Democrats ought to think long and hard about keeping this thing going for a long time,

because it won't be without consequence, I'm sure.

It seems like they don't want to accept responsibility for Trump's actions,

but want to try to use the leverage for the harm that is caused to make sure working-class Americans don't get the tax credits for health care that Democrats want to provide.

There was none of this debate when it was the rich getting tax breaks.

But now that it's for working people,

there's a lot of debate and hesitation. We don't control the Trump administration. Here's the thing.

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