Trump Offers Up Deal For SAVE America Act And DHS Funding
Kennedy again proposed that senators lose their pay during government shutdowns.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYVictory Girls Blog is a blog with an attributed author, but this article is openly partisan and offers limited evidence or independent sourcing. The text includes a link to a social-media clip but does not present a range of perspectives.
- Source type — A blog, which carries less institutional assurance than an established newsroom.
- Editorial standards — Highly partisan commentary is prominent, with little separation between reporting and opinion.
- Author attribution — The article names an author.
- Transparency — A social-media clip is linked, but the article provides little documentary or source detail.
The article gives concrete details about the Senate exchange and Trump’s proposal, but relies heavily on the author’s interpretation, uses a linked social-media post as supporting material, and does not include Democratic responses or independent context.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article primarily advances a critical account of Democrats and a favorable account of Trump’s negotiating position. It provides no substantive response from Democrats and includes little independent context.
- Counterarguments presented — No substantive Democratic defense of the objection or response to the proposal is included.
- Loaded language — Uses ridicule and judgmental language about Schatz and Democrats.
- Opinion vs reporting — The article repeatedly interweaves the author’s predictions and judgments with event descriptions.
- Source diversity — Offers few perspectives beyond the author’s account and a linked clip.
The article uses openly pro-Trump framing and portrays Democrats, especially Schatz, in mocking and accusatory terms. It presents little countervailing perspective.
- Language tone — Uses ridicule and terms such as “cowardice” to criticize Schatz.
- Framing — Frames Trump’s offer as boxing Democrats into a difficult position and potentially giving him a win.
- Source selection — Includes no direct Democratic explanation of the objection or response to Trump’s proposal.
The article argues that President Trump’s offer to cut $5 billion in ICE funding while advancing the SAVE America Act could pressure Democrats during the partial DHS shutdown. It also recounts Sen. John Kennedy’s renewed effort to withhold senators’ pay during shutdowns and Sen. Brian Schatz’s objection.
The article describes TSA workers going unpaid during a partial government shutdown and reports that Sen. John Kennedy again put forward a resolution to withhold senators’ pay during shutdowns. It says Sen. Brian Schatz objected, then left the chamber; Sens. John Barrasso and Jim Banks also commented on the episode. The author portrays the incident as evidence of Democrats obstructing the Senate.
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SWIPE →Louisiana senator who again proposed withholding senators’ pay during government shutdowns
President proposing a deal tying a $5 billion ICE funding cut to the SAVE America Act and DHS funding
Trump's version of this story ↗Hawaii senator who objected to Kennedy’s resolution
Wyoming senator who asked whether a senator could object and leave
Indiana senator who said the objection had been raised and heard
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