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Orgo-Life the new way to the future Advertising by AdpathwayThe 40-day government shutdown appears to be winding down, but not everyone is happy with how it’s ending. Critics are furious that a key bloc of Democratic senators essentially caved to President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress.
Democrats had claimed the shutdown was about extending Affordable Care Act subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of the year.
However, Sunday night’s deal only tees up a separate vote on the issue next month, which many observers expect will fail.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the capitulation “pathetic.”
“This isn’t a deal. It’s a surrender,” he added on his Press Office social media account. “Don’t bend the knee!”
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called Sunday’s move “a very, very bad vote” because of how it will raise insurance premiums.
“This is not a deal — it’s an empty promise,” wrote Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. “Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.”
Progressive lawmakers in Congress not only slammed the deal, but trashed party leadership as well. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) even called on his counterparts in the Senate to replace Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).
Critics on social media went even further, including many Democratic supporters who are angry with their party for caving to Trump and the Republicans controlling Congress.
They fired back on X:
So you think keeping the Government closed will make you look bad?
You think keeping the Government closed will hurt your popularity?
Vote to open it without the ACA subsidies and see just how bad and unpopular you look. I'm fucking furious.
This shit is why people don’t trust the Democratic Party.
— Amanda Litman (@amandalitman) November 10, 2025The most frustrating thing about today is that Democratic leaders have had weeks to plan an exit strategy and to share that with voters and make us part of the process. I understand wanting to end suffering. I do not understand backroom deals being forced down our throats with no…
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) November 10, 2025These selfish Dems who flipped pretty much just undermined every argument the party has been making over the course of this shutdown.
Dems finally won BIG on messaging and they’ve undone it in a day.
Absolutely pathetic. I cannot believe we caved to this wannabe dictator and his goons. Thanks to the Democrats who voted no. We’ll remember who bent the knee.
— Harry Sisson (@harryjsisson) November 10, 2025The biggest joke about all of this is that the entire plan that @SenatorShaheen and @SenAngusKing and @SenCortezMasto is reliant on Republicans keeping their promise and even then it's just to have a vote and they have they will all vote NO.
This literally makes NO SENSE.
An all-time fumble by the Democrats.
After finally starting to rebuild trust with voters following the election, Democrats had momentum on their side. During this shutdown fight, Americans were beginning to believe they could actually hold firm. Republicans were the ones sinking…
These spineless Dems were playing in our face all along. Why put the federal workers and other Americans through this and get absolutely nothing!!!!!!!! https://t.co/nnBNgLTlkN
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) November 10, 2025Dems have spent the past two months saying they're fighting to address the crisis of spiking healthcare costs and now they're caving for a deal that does nothing to address healthcare costs ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ https://t.co/qgyhVw3uj1
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 10, 2025So,WhatNow?
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The hostage taking the White House engaged in these last few weeks worked <-- this is my takeaway
— Symone D. Sanders Townsend (@SymoneDSanders) November 10, 2025Wait, you mean the Democrats are shooting themselves in the face again?? No way!
— Jim Stewartson, Antifascist 🇨🇦🇺🇦🏴☠️🇺🇸 (@jimstewartson) November 9, 2025
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