Donald Trump slammed as he brands Democrats 'crazed lunatics' in unhinged CBS rant
Following his bombshell 60 Minutes interview on CBS, Donald Trump took to Truth Social to blast his opponents, blaming them for 'irreparably' harming the United States
Donald Trump has slammed the Democratic Party in an intense post-60 Minutes interview rant on Truth Social.
On November 2, the 79-year-old president took to his social media site to call Democrats "crazed lunatics" during a rant about the ongoing government shutdown.
The explosive post came soon after his 60 Minutes interview was aired on CBS, during which he spoke about immigration, China and Venezuela. During the interview, Trump shockingly called ICE detainees "criminals" and "murderers," further noting that he doesn't believe immigration agents "have gone far enough." However, mere hours later, his mind was elsewhere as he shared his thoughts on the Democratic Party.
Taking to Truth Social to share his supposed annoyance over the government shutdown, Trump wrote, "TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER, NOT JUST FOR THE SHUTDOWN, BUT FOR EVERYTHING ELSE. WE WILL GET ALL OF OUR COMMON SENSE POLICIES APPROVED (VOTER ID, ANYONE?) AND MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"
Continuing, he added, "REMEMBER, THE DEMOCRATS WILL DO IT IMMEDIATELY, AS SOON AS THEY GET THE CHANCE. OUR DOING IT WILL NOT GIVE THEM THE CHANCE. REPUBLICANS, BE TOUGH AND SMART!
"THE DEMS ARE CRAZED LUNATICS, THEY WILL NOT OPEN UP OUR COUNTRY NO MATTER HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IRREPARABLY HARMED!"
On X, users commented on Trump's rant, with one writing, "'Crazed lunatics,' he says, from inside a gold palace, mid–shutdown, wearing bronzer," as another person added, "Trump calls Democrats 'crazed lunatics' while literally wiring billions overseas, attacking the press, and threatening to jail political opponents. Projecting much?"
A third X user further wrote, "If Trump cared about the shutdown, he'd be calling in democrats to negotiate. Everything he says is just NOISE," with a fourth person writing, "Calling opponents crazed lunatics deepens division instead of fostering solutions. This is coming from the president of the United States, that is why he's a laughingstock to other world leaders."
The government has been shut down since October 1, after the Republicans and Democrats couldn't come to an agreement over a funding bill. This funding bill enables federal workers to get paid; however, if the Democrats agreed to it, millions of Americans would be without healthcare, the party's main reason for not signing it.
Despite the Democrats' standing, the Republicans also haven't backed down, leaving the government closed down for over one month. The longest shutdown was in 2018-2019, and lasted 35 days, with this current one looking to last even longer than that.
So far, it has been estimated that between $7 billion and $14 billion could be permanently lost due to the shutdown, depending on how long it lasts. This would mostly stem from the lack of output from federal workers, who have been furloughed and are unable to work.