{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/68e651aad858270250e038dc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How Trump’s using the government shutdown to remake America","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1759953347054-9df0738c-f05d-4636-8631-5fb37baf6a2d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The US government has been shut down for more than a week, and Democrats and Republicans are locked in a political blame game. Shutdowns are nothing new in US politics, but this time President Trump has made an unusual threat: to permanently cut hundreds of thousands of jobs and shutter entire government agencies. Is this just a new bargaining tactic to put pressure on Democrats or part of a bigger project to remake the American government?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href=\"http://thetimes.com/thestory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Lara Spirit, Washington Correspondent, The Times.</p><p><strong>Host:</strong> Manveen Rana.</p><p><strong>Producer: </strong>Micaela Arneson and Olivia Case.</p><p><strong>Read more:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/article/b72c2acb-b714-417c-9c8e-e1664da6f3be\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Trump warns Democrats the ‘grim reaper is coming’</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/article/133f9791-dc81-44ec-876f-cd3f2302268b\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The revenge shutdown: Trump vows to inflict maximum pain on Democrats</a></p><p><strong>Clips:&nbsp;</strong>CBS, ProPublica, Democracy Now!, @realDonaldTrump / TruthSocial, ABC, MSNBC, NBC News.</p><p><strong>Music: </strong>(Don't Fear) The Reaper / Blue Oyster Cult / Columbia.</p><p><strong>Photo: </strong>Getty Images.</p><p><strong>Get in touch:</strong> thestory@thetimes.com&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The Times"}