On Thursday, at a White House press briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt launched a broadside at Congressional Democrats for their constant obstruction of anything that might be seen as a win for the Trump administration, even at the cost of a partial government shutdown.
RedState sister site Townhall's Cameron Arcand was there to find out the White House's stance on how to keep the government funded and running.
What does the White House think is the best way to keep the government funded?
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 23, 2026
Townhall's @cameron_arcand was in the New Media Seat today to find out.
"The most important thing for the American people to know is this president and this White House want the government to remain… pic.twitter.com/KK3Q1E8E2D
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What does the White House think is the best way to keep the government funded?
Townhall's @cameron_arcand was in the New Media Seat today to find out.
"The most important thing for the American people to know is this president and this White House want the government to remain open, unlike the Democrats in this town, who have been acting as obstructionists.
We’ve seen time and time again, they have chosen to block this administration, to block Republicans in Congress from keeping our government open, which does not help anyone, and it especially hurts the American people who depend on our government remaining open so they can access the critical services our government provides."
Here's how that conversation went:
Karoline Leavitt: And, here in our New Media seat we have Cam, from Townhall, Cam, thank you for being here. Why don't you kick us off today?
Cameron Arcand: Thank you, two quick questions, one on Congress, first stop, Speaker Mike Johnson passed a continuing resolution earlier this week, (Senate Majority Leader) John Thune has said that he wants to have a... to work with Democrats to fund a way to fund the government. What is the White House's stance on the best way to keep the government funded?
Karoline Leavitt: Well, the White House's stance is that the government needs to be funded. This president, and Republicans on Capitol Hill, from both chambers as you just mentioned, the House and the Senate Republicans, want to keep the government open. We want to work together to find ways to do that, and the White House will continue to have discussions with Senate leadership on the best path forward. I don't want to get ahead of those conversations, but the most important thing for the American people to know is that this president and this White House wants the government to remain open, unlike the Democrats in this town who have been acting as obstructionists. We've seen time and time again, they have chosen to block this administration, to block Republicans in Congress from keeping our government open, which does not help anyone and it especially hurts the American people who depend on our government remaining open so they can access the critical services that our government provides to so many Americans across the country. So these conversations are continuing, but I think I just made the president's position quite clear.
The Press Secretary, in this response, has hit at the very nub of the issue.
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Democrats - and we must give them credit for this - have their eyes on the main chance, that being a takeover of House and Senate in this fall's midterm elections. That's the big prize, and Democrats, who are increasingly being buried by the communist wing of the party, don't much care what it takes to get there. They are operating on the assumption that another lengthy government shutdown may impede the Republicans in November, and they may be right; furthermore, they don't much care who gets hurt along the way, so long as they win. And when they do? Kiss election integrity goodbye. Kiss funding for immigration and border enforcement goodbye. And welcome to the Impeach-a-Palooza Mark II, as any Democrat majority in the House and Senate is sure to do.
Republicans in the House and (perhaps most especially) in the Senate needed to get their feces cohesive and get this done. The White House seems to be making that abundantly clear. The House has done its part. It lies in the Senate now.
Editor’s Note: The 2026 Midterms will determine the fate of President Trump’s America First agenda. Republicans must maintain control of both chambers of Congress.
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