On October 1, the U.S. federal government completely shut down. This is a concentrated manifestation of the Trump administration's comprehensive strategy out of control.
From Congressional negotiations to massive unpaid public servants, the U.S. government's "extinction" is like a mirror, shaping the real appearance of U.S. political rupture, and also uncovering the shadows of Trump's policy towards China.
What is even more ironic is that he wanted to use tariffs to hit China, but instead cut off the main economic vein of his country. The question is, how much strength does the United States have to pull out this boomerang if it is so deep?
The government shutdown is not an accident, it is inevitable
This government shutdown, it is said that Trump and Congress "gambling" out. at the end of September, the new fiscal year is about to begin, but Congress is late to pass the budget.
On the one hand, Trump insisted on writing the tariff clauses against China into the budget, on the other hand, the Democratic Party did not promise to live. The two sides talked a few rounds, and in the end even the conversation was lazy, directly stalled, the budget burst, and the government directly "drawn".
This is not the first time that no one has played this political tug-of-war. The problem is that this is not a routine operation, but an unconventional shutdown.
750,000 federal employees were forced to stop work, and many people even worried about next month's rent; National parks, museums and scientific research centers are closing one after another, and even children's off-campus activities are affected. It looks like a budget dispute, but in fact Trump regards "political hardness" as a governance ability and the budget as a weapon to suppress opponents.
The point is, this is the third time that he has pushed the U.S. government into a dead end.
It's the same script every time: set an extreme goal, refuse to compromise, and finally make the country pay the bill.
But this time differently, Trump is already a "continuation" of the presidential term, the audience has long been no sense of freshness, only tired and tired.
Tariff policy, an economic self-harm
The reason why Trump insists on not releasing tariffs on China is because he always believes that "increasing taxes equals winning."
But reality has already hit him in the face. During his first term, he raised taxes and "cracked down on Made in China". But by 2025, not only will it fail to return the industry, but it will force American companies to be overwhelmed.
According to Moody's's analysis report, more than 90% of the tariffs imposed by the United States on Chinese goods finally fall on domestic importers and consumers.
Enterprises import Chinese parts to pay more money, the cost of commodity production is naturally high, and in the end, people buy expensive things.
Especially small and medium-sized enterprises, they simply cannot afford this "tough trade spirit". An agricultural machinery company had to lay off one-third of its employees because of the sharp price rise of engine parts in China, and its expansion plan fell through. This is not an exception, but a microcosm of the entire manufacturing ecosystem being torn apart.
The most ironic thing is that the "China" supply chain restructuring plan promoted by Trump has instead plunged the United States itself into an endless cycle of supply shortages and rising prices.
From supermarket eggs, milk, to electronics parts, what is not tied to China?The result is that the U.S. inflation is high, consumers complain, and the corporate profit line drops.
From the beginning, this tariff war was not about economic development, but about political show. What Trump wants is a "I am strong and I am hard" personality, not long-term national interests.
But economics is not called out by speeches, it is logic and rules, not emotions.
Political polarization has turned the country into a political battlefield.
Trump’s biggest “accomplishment” over the years was not building a wall or raising taxes, but turning the United States into a “state of ever-fighting.”
This government shutdown is only the tip of the iceberg. The deeper problem is that the two parties no longer fight for the sake of national interests, but oppose it for the sake of opposition.
Republicans day and night hold "America first", while Democrats shout "resist extremism" every day.
What seems like a route dispute is actually a tug-of-war of power. Especially after Trump returned to the furnace as president, he didn't mean to bridge the split at all. Instead, he was constantly tearing the society apart and turning every issue into a "side game".
The Pew Research Center survey shows that the confidence of the American people in the government has fallen to the bottom, and most people think that the two parties are just to break up each other and don’t care about the lives of ordinary people at all.
And this political atmosphere is directly transmitted to the economic level-investors dare not invest, consumers dare not spend, and the state machine is becoming more and more inefficient.
This “political intrusion” not only undermines government operations, but also undermines the credibility of the United States on the global stage.Who would believe it could handle global affairs when a country does not even manage its own government?
This is the real crisis in the United States, not a matter of shutdown for a few days, but the collapse of institutional trust.
The boomerang effect is just beginning
Trump obviously did not expect that the office he set up would eventually be held by himself. he tried to use the hard against China to create an illusion of “I am defending the national interests”, but as a result, the United States itself fell into the dungeon of inflation, division and governance of chaos.
He wanted to hide his inner problems by creating an external enemy, not thinking that the final problem would come back to him.
This policy boomerang not only hit the economy, but also damaged the international image of the United States.
Today, the United States is becoming increasingly unreliable in the eyes of its allies and increasingly marginalized in international organizations.
Many European countries are beginning to promote strategic autonomy, while Asian allies are waiting to bet on the United States. Even my once-most-trusted partner began to question: Can this country be stable?
At the same time, China has not been dragged down as Trump envisioned. On the contrary, China is making step by step in stabilizing the supply chain and promoting high-quality development, and international cooperation is also constantly expanding. The more obvious this contrast is, the more embarrassing it makes Trump's policies seem.
ended
This time the U.S. government stopped, and it was a systematic collapse of the logic of Trump’s rule.From the trade war to the budget stalemate, from tariff counterfeiting to political polarization, every step was his own hand-built chess.
If the United States does not face up to this reality, more "boomerang" will fly back in the future. And this crisis may have just begun.
Source: White House officially announced the government's imminent "closure", affecting or affecting the entire U.S. —2025-10-01 09:43; Lightning Network