{"id":2586093,"date":"2026-04-01T12:12:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-shouldve-gritted-their-teeth-to-end-shutdown-guy-benson\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T12:14:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:14:21","slug":"republicans-shouldve-gritted-their-teeth-to-end-shutdown-guy-benson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-shouldve-gritted-their-teeth-to-end-shutdown-guy-benson\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans should&#8217;ve \u2018gritted their teeth\u2019 to end shutdown: Guy Benson"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublicans-shouldve-gritted-their-teeth-to-end-shutdown-guy-benson%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2586093&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An opinion piece by Guy benson in the Washington Examiner argues that Democrats\u2019 internal politics are largely to blame for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-pelosi-blames-president-trump-climate-change-for-migrant-surge\/\" title=\"Nancy Pelosi ...s ..., \u2018climate change\u2019 for migrant surge\">partial government shutdown<\/a>, accusing Democrats of posturing against President Trump and immigration enforcement. Benson contends that Democrats\u2019 disunity and tactics allowed a narrative of Republican failure to take hold, noting that Democrats left town and that Republicans coudl have avoided this by staying in Washington and standing firm on funding. He criticizes Democrats for blocking funding for the Department of Homeland Security and for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-would-back-mortgages-for-aliens-if-not-for-the-election\/\" title=\"Newsom Would Back Mortgages For Aliens If Not For The Election\">opposing immigration enforcement<\/a> more broadly. The article also references protests and controversial statements tied to immigration policy, and it includes a video and links to related stories. Benson suggests the shutdown could have been avoided if Republicans had asserted themselves more, while blaming Democrats for the stalemate.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Shutdown narrative could be avoided if Republicans &lsquo;gritted their teeth&rsquo;: Guy Benson<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2548297\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington<\/em> <em>Examiner<\/em> columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/guy-benson\/\">Guy Benson<\/a> said Democrats&rsquo; 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top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, Benson called out <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\">Republicans<\/a> for not putting their foot down.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Both chambers left town, that gives an opening to the Democrats, who are responsible for the shutdown, to say &lsquo;Look, the Republicans can&rsquo;t agree with each other so it&rsquo;s their fault,&rsquo;&rdquo; Benson said<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That narrative could have been avoided if the Republicans, yes, gritted their teeth. I know it&rsquo;s not fun, but it&rsquo;s the job to stay here,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Benson emphasized that Republicans should have forced the issue and stayed in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>He called out Democrats for refusing to fund the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/homeland-security\/\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a>, saying they are opposed to immigration enforcement &ldquo;writ large.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3857889\/no-kings-protester-calls-for-ice-officers-to-get-shot\/\"><strong>&lsquo;NO KINGS&rsquo; PROTESTER CALLS FOR ICE OFFICERS TO &lsquo;GET SHOT AND WIPED OUT&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not just ICE, and you&rsquo;re right, ICE has a very important job to do,&rdquo; Benson said. &ldquo;We have laws that need to be enforced. It&rsquo;s made a lot harder by sanctuary politicians who help empower and protect these criminal illegal immigrants, which is crazy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But they&rsquo;re also, the Democrats, objected to Border Patrol funding right now down at the southern border. What is that about?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dems&#8217; politics caused shutdown; GOP should&#8217;ve stayed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4230,"featured_media":2586094,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26041604814208-e1773325034264.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6672,6203,74971,3756,5123],"class_list":["post-2586093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-commentary","tag-gop","tag-guybenson","tag-republicans","tag-shutdown"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26041604814208-e1773325034264.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4230"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2586093"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2586097,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586093\/revisions\/2586097"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2586094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2586093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2586093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2586093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}