The Capitol Building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, September 24, 2025 Aaron Schwartz/Sipa

Republican Sen. Mike Lee offered some colorful commentary Wednesday night about Democrats and the government shutdown.

“It’s going to harm them,” the Utah senator said. “Because Russ Vought, the OMB director, has been dreaming about this moment, preparing this moment, since puberty.”

He added: “This is going to be the Democrats’ worst nightmare.”

Lee was alluding to the Trump administration’s threats and actions to use the shutdown to target federal workers and things they say are favored by Democrats. Neither Vought nor President Donald Trump has been at all subtle about their intent to do this. Trump has said he’s tasked Vought with determining which “Democrat Agencies” to cut . And Vou

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