White House launches MySpace page mocking Democratic leaders over shutdown

NBCNews: “The White House has launched a spoof MySpace-style webpage that mocks Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and blames them for the government shutdown. The page, called “MySafeSpace,” appeared on the White House website over the weekend as the shutdown entered its second month on Saturday, with President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans continuing to blame Senate Democrats for not voting in favor of a GOP-backed stopgap funding resolution to reopen the government. A screenshot of whitehouse.gov/mysafespace on Sunday. The parody profile links to a “voting record” that redirects users to an article on The Hill titled “Senate Democrats block government funding bill for 13th time.” Any bill to reopen the government needs at least 60 votes in the Senate, meaning that at least some Democrats would have to vote with the Republican majority to reopen the government. Democrats also initially proposed their own bill to temporarily fund the government, but it also never received 60 votes. That bill would have funded the government through Oct. 31, extended Affordable Care Act subsidies and reversed certain Medicaid cuts that Republicans enacted earlier this year. Schumer and other Senate Democrats have said that they will not vote alongside Republicans on a temporary funding bill until they reach a deal to extend ACA subsidies that are set to expire at the end of this year. If they expire, health care costs could double or triple for Americans who rely on the ACA. Representatives for Schumer and Jeffries did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the “MySafeSpace” site. In response to a request for comment, the White House pointed to a Sunday post on X from the official White House account that said, “Welcome to mysafespace … Where Democrats go when opening the government feels too hard.” The parody website links to several “Hakeem Shutdown Blog” entries, which redirect to White House press releases and statements. It also includes links to music, movies and TV shows it says are Democrats’ favorites, including the songs “What I’ve Done” by Linkin Park, “Shut it Down” by Drake, and “Shut it Down” by Pitbull…”

NOTE: at the top of this gross ‘parody’ page there is a marketing/advertisement for the Trump Rx business, yet another venture to make money while in office along with his ‘store’ that sells sneakers, bibles, watches, meme coin, etc.

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