🚨MAGA Mike EMPTIES HOUSE and FORCES SHUTDOWN!!

What this episode is about

MAGA Mike Johnson has triggered a government shutdown by sending the House of Representatives on vacation, leaving critical funding discussions unresolved as the Senate attempts to navigate a controversial compromise bill. With the House out of session and a looming deadline, the potential for a shutdown is increasing, as GOP leaders in the Senate propose a new funding agreement amid tensions over immigration funding.

Key takeaways

• MAGA Mike prefers vacations over governance; the House might as well be a summer camp.
• Senate compromises by separating DHS funding; does that mean they’re distancing themselves from the 'Gestapo' label?
• House Republicans face a 'Save Act' dilemma; federalizing elections sounds less like a reform and more like a power grab.
• Shutdown looming but House is MIA; perhaps they forgot how to read a calendar?
• Liberal groups are fired up against the Schumer deal; political backlash could turn compromise into chaos.

Who speaks in this episode?

• Maga Mike Johnson (Guest) · 2 min speaking

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 3:00: Maggamike Johnson, Nicki Minaj, Andrew Desidario
2. 3:00 – 6:00: Jake Sherman, Donald Trump, Britt Jakovich
3. 6:00 – 9:00: Mizen and Maine, Donald Trump, Nicki Minaj
4. 9:00 – 12:00: Donald Trump, Nicki Minaj
5. 12:00 – 14:42: Donald Trump

Notable quotes from "🚨MAGA Mike EMPTIES HOUSE and FORCES SHUTDOWN!!"

• Here's what we believe is happening right now. that Senate GOP leaders have hotlined, as Andrew Desidario says, have hotlined a new funding agreement. Five funding bills paired…

  about Andrew Desidario · at 1:22

• Federalize the elections in the midterms in order to manipulate it is what the MAGA Republicans want to do. As Jake Sherman says, this is going to be a problem with DHS coming…

  about Jake Sherman · at 4:03

• More. Andrew Sullander writes, Liberal groups already broadcasting opposition to the Schumer deal. Move On spokesperson Britt Jakovich, who I know well. We had the Move On folks to talk about the No Kings protest yesterday.

  about Britt Jakovich · at 5:12

• Maine stores in select states trust me once you try it you'll get why so many guys swear by mizen and maine Donald Trump says that he would support a funding deal says He doesn't want another government shutdown right now.

  about Donald Trump · at 7:37

• So Magga Mike says that he will not forecast whether there should be an independent investigation. That's for the administration to look into. You don't have a position, Maggamike, if.

  about Maggamike Johnson · at 8:33

• So great to be with you all. I was delighted to come out, but I did not want to follow Nicki Minaj. Okay. I told her backstage I almost wore that coat today and I'm so glad that I didn't. really it is such a great.

  about Nicki Minaj · at 10:39

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Maggamike Johnson — Person · Primary political figure being criticized · 2 mentions · first at 0:00
  Central target of the host’s criticism regarding the House leaving Washington during an impending shutdown and comments about investigations; also referenced as appearing at an event with Nicki Minaj.
• Donald Trump — Person · Referenced political actor influencing House GOP · 6 mentions · first at 4:23
  Discussed as signaling support for a funding deal to avoid a shutdown and as exerting influence over House Republicans; also quoted making unrelated policy/economic remarks (tariffs, housing prices, affordability).
• Nicki Minaj — Person · Referenced celebrity appearing at same event as Johnson · 4 mentions · first at 0:35
  Used as an example to criticize Mike Johnson’s priorities (attending/partying at events) while Congress is out of session during a shutdown deadline; also referenced in a clip where Johnson mentions her backstage.
• Jake Sherman — Person · Referenced reporter/source for congressional updates · 2 mentions · first at 4:11
  Quoted/attributed as providing reporting on House GOP leadership’s concerns and scheduling logistics for recalling members to vote on the Senate-passed bills.
• Andrew Desidario — Person · Referenced reporter/source for Senate process details · 1 mention · first at 1:28
  Attributed as the source describing Senate GOP leaders ‘hotlining’ a new funding agreement and the structure of the package (appropriations bills plus a short DHS CR).
• Britt Jakovich — Person · Referenced advocacy spokesperson quoted opposing the deal · 1 mention · first at 5:18
  Identified as a MoveOn spokesperson whose statement is used to argue against a funding deal that lacks a plan to stop ICE; provides activist framing within the episode’s critique.

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Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 Great work, Magga Mike Johnson. It seems that the government is going to have yet another shutdown because Maggamike sent the House of Representatives home for a vacation. And even though the Senate appears poised to enter into a horrible compromise to keep the government opened in order to pass this appropriations bill, which I'll talk about in a second, because there are some alterations to the House appropriations bill, the Senate bill has to get sent back to the House where they have to pass an identical copy of the Senate bill. But guess what? Magga Mike's been too busy partying with Nicki Minaj and doing other things that have nothing to do with the American people that the House of Representatives is no longer in Washington DC. They are on vacation yet again. So let's talk about what's going down. Now Magike says, by the way, he's going to call the House back and they're going to try to make it by Sunday. But

0:58 lots of people are saying we can't make it back by Sunday. So, I think the earliest a vote is going to take place on this compromise, which I'll talk about in a moment because I do not like this compromise would be putting it lightly. In fact, I despise it. But in any event, uh people won't get back Sunday or Monday and the shutdown will take place Saturday at 12 a.m. So, here's what we believe is happening right now. that Senate GOP leaders have hotlined, as Andrew Desidario says, have hotlined a new funding agreement. Five funding bills paired with a 2-w weekek CR continuing resolution for the Department of Homeland Security amendment requests are now rolling in.

1:45 So, what does that mean? Um, what MAGA Mike tried to do is do this mini bus that put all of these different department fundings together in one, including the Department of Homeland Security, which has additional funding for ICE and Border Patrol Gustapo. What the Senate said because the Democrats were uh opposing and rejecting uh additional funding to ICE and Border Patrol is let's remove the Department of Homeland Security funding in total since the Democrats oppose them. Let's pass the five appropriations bills that don't involve Department of Homeland Security.

2:24 So those five get passed. Excise those. Pass those. then separately do what's called a continuing resolution regarding the Department of Homeland Security just for a two-week period. So the rest gets passed and is funded for the appropriate period of time. the DHS, which funds Border Patrol and ICE, that just gets funded for two more weeks while then the Democrats say, "We're gonna in the Senate." Schumer and all the other people say, "Then we're going to negotiate for the things that we want to do with respect to ICE and Border Patrol that you have to get rid of the masks of of the Border Patrol agents and they have to wear body cams and better training." In my view, you can't compromise with authoritarians. ICE and Border Patrol need to be abolished. The individuals who have been terrorizing and torturing communities need to be prosecuted at the level of Trump appointees and officials, they need to

3:23 be impeached and prosecuted. So, I don't want to see any compromising at all. But now that a compromise is going to happen and it's going to be a two-week extension of DHS, which means Border Patrol and ICE get funded for another two weeks. I think they shouldn't be funded for another freaking day if you ask me. But now it goes to the House, but the House is nowhere to be found. And now you have MAGA Republicans in the House like Anna Paulina Luna and others saying every single appropriations bill that is voted out of the House and sent back to the Senate must have what they're calling the Save Act attached to it, which basically is the plan to federalize uh the elections in the midterms uh in order to manipulate it is what the MAGA Republicans want to do. As Jake Sherman says, this is going to be a problem with DHS coming back to the House, which is why the GOP leadership is so concerned. There are going to be

4:20 many asks now because what's expected, although I'm sure Donald Trump will call up Anna Paulina Lud and others people and say, "Don't do it. You have to listen to Donald. Listen to what I say." And then they'll fold. But we'll see what happens in the House. But it seems like there's going to be some issues in the House. So, the shutdown, to be clear, takes place Saturday, 12:01 a.m., basically at midnight on Friday. We are in a shutdown. The House isn't going to be able to make it back on Friday. So, here's what we know is happening. Jake Sherman reports the House Republican leadership is considering trying to bring the House back on Sunday if the Senate clears the six bills tonight.

4:58 Unclear if they will be able to, but they'll have to make a decision very soon. Getting members back will be tough. House is back Monday either way. So, we'll have this shut down for a day, two days, maybe three days, or maybe more. Andrew Sullander writes, "Liberal groups already broadcasting opposition to the Schumer deal. Move On spokesperson Britt Jakovich, who I know well. We had the Move On folks to talk about the No Kings protest yesterday. Um, Brit says the following. Leader Schumer should ask the motans who are watching their neighbors get killed in cold blood if a deal with no plan to stop ICE is enough right now. You think we want to do a deal with ICE and Border Patrol Gustapo right now? Literally a paramilitary group. There's no negotiating in good faith with these people at all. And they're not going to agree to any compromises. They're Gestapo. They're SS. They're paramilitary. What do you think they're

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7:45 funding deal says He doesn't want another government shutdown right now. So, he's trying to send a message to people like Adam Paulina in the House. Show back up, approve this thing, and get this thing funded, which is another reason that we should all realize that this is just funding his paramilitary. Like, that's what this is about. In any event, Maga Mike screwed it all up by taking this vacation. Magga Mike himself, he's still in the house right now. He's been partying with Nicki Minaj. Magga Mike was asked by reporters uh Norah McKe a reporter if he thinks there should be an independent investigation into what's been going on in Minnesota. Let's play this clip.

8:25 Should there be an independent investigation into what's going on in Minnesota?

8:29 Uh I'm not going to forecast that. That's for the uh administration to look. So Magga Mike says that he will not forecast whether there should be an independent investigation. That's for the administration to look into. You don't have a position, Maggamike, if independent investigations should take place. Again, I don't care what side of the political eye you're on, Democrat, independent, Republican. You're okay with Maggamike saying he doesn't know. He he can form his own opinion as the speaker of the house about whether there should be an independent investigation and that's for the administration to decide. But what has Magga Mike been doing while the MAGA Republicans have been on vacation? Well, Magga Mike has been giving speeches at events with Nicki Minaj and here he talks about how things are great and he makes this this post on social media saying that we've been doing a great job and everything's

9:22 going amazing and uh all of these bad days are behind us and we're soaring as a nation right now and everyone's being wealthy in this nation. Here, play this clip.

9:32 The Republican le Congress got right to work. We we work to to steer this country of ours back toward common sense and to undo all of the damage that was really wrought by the four years of Bomics. Um we we we had a lot uh to fix as you know we inherited a real mess. Uh the unmitigated crisis at our border was the number one issue in the 2024 election because we had to correct that. But it was also the economy and and decades high inflation was fueled by failures of bidenomics and it uh it was a serious problem for all American families. Four long years we had to endure that. The only solutions offered during that time were by the Biden administration, the Democrats in charge.

10:17 They wanted another government program. They wanted another federal agency. They wanted more taxes and more government spending. And I am here to declare to you today what you have all seen demonstrated. Those days are now behind us and we are so grateful for that. Yes.

10:34 And here's what Maggum Mike had to say about Nicki Minaj during his speech. Let's play this clip.

10:39 So great to be with you all. Um I was delighted to come out, but I did not want to follow Nicki Minaj. Okay. I I told her backstage I almost wore that coat today and I'm so glad that I didn't. Uh really it is such a great privilege to join you all today. Now in addition Donald Trump ranting and raving like a maniac. He says based on the fact that Canada has wrongfully illegally and steadfastly refuse to certify the Gulfream 500, 600, 700, and 800 jets. We are hereby descertifying their Bombardier Global Express and all aircraft made in Canada. If for any reason the situation is not immediately corrected, I'm going to charge Canada a 50% tariff on any and all aircraft sold into the United States of America. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

11:28 More ranting and raving like a lunatic of Donald Trump earlier today. Donald Trump also said that I don't want to drive housing prices down at a cabinet meeting. I don't want to lower housing prices. Here, play this clip. again, existing housing, people that own their homes. We're going to keep them wealthy. We're going to keep those prices up. We're not going to destroy the value of their homes so that somebody that didn't work very hard can buy a home. We're going to get we're going to make it easier to buy. We're going to get interest rates down, but I want to protect the people that for the first time in their lives feel good about themselves. They feel like they've, you know, that they're wealthy people. And I want them to understand it. You know, uh there's so much talk about, oh, we're going to drive housing prices down. I don't want to drive housing prices down.

12:14 I want to drive housing prices up for people that own their homes. And they can be assured that's what's going to happen. And this follows Donald Trump repeatedly saying that he believes affordability isn't an issue anymore. Remember a speech in Iowa where he said, "I don't believe affordability is a problem for Americans." Let's play this clip.

12:32 And they come up with this word affordability. And I saw it even re although you're not hearing it so much anymore. You know why? Cuz the prices are coming down so much. They don't want it to be an election based on lower prices. But we're bringing down the lower I like that term better. It's a lower prices. We're bringing them down. And then you have Donald Trump's uh energy secretary Chris Wright say that Donald Trump by bringing back coal saved hundreds of lives during the recent uh cold weather throughout the United States. Play this clip. And coal production is growing again in the United States after years of cl of decline. And this beautiful clean coal was the MVP of the huge cold snap we're in right now. I can say with some confidence hundreds of American lives have been saved because of your leaning in and stopping the killing of coal and revitalizing coal. And finally, new video is surfacing of Greg Beavino in

13:29 Minnesota saying that uh this is our effing city. This is our effing city. We run this. We run this [ __ ] This is Greg Bavino before the murder of Alex Prey and Renee Nicole. Good. Here, play this clip.

13:44 City [ __ ] Irish firefucking city. Arrest as many people that touch you as you want to. Those are the general orders all the way to the top. Everybody [ __ ] gets it if they touch you. You hear what I'm saying?

13:59 Less lethals. Uh, we're going to look at shipping tractor trailer loads of that [ __ ] in here. So, you catch what I'm It's all about us now. It ain't about them. Professional, legal, ethical, moral. You know what we're talking about. Legal, ethical, moral. You're on camera. But other than that, it's what we do.

14:17 Well, there you have it, folks. Let's We'll keep you posted every step of the way. Let us know what you think. Hit subscribe. Help us get to 6 million subscribers. Love this video. Support independent media and unlock exclusive content. Add free videos and custom emojis by becoming a paid member of our YouTube channel today. You can also gift memberships to others. Let's keep growing together.

Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "🚨MAGA Mike EMPTIES HOUSE and FORCES SHUTDOWN!!"?

Maga Mike Johnson (Guest).

What is "🚨MAGA Mike EMPTIES HOUSE and FORCES SHUTDOWN!!" about?

MAGA Mike Johnson has triggered a government shutdown by sending the House of Representatives on vacation, leaving critical funding discussions unresolved as the Senate attempts to navigate a controversial compromise bill. With the House out of session and a looming deadline, the potential for a shutdown is increasing, as GOP leaders in the Senate propose a new funding agreement amid tensions…

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7 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Maggamike Johnson, Donald Trump, Nicki Minaj, Jake Sherman, Andrew Desidario, Britt Jakovich. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "🚨MAGA Mike EMPTIES HOUSE and FORCES SHUTDOWN!!"?

The episode runs 15 min; the transcript is about 2,590 words in 24 timestamped sections.

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