White House insiders say Donald Trump hasn’t decided whether he supports plans to extend enhanced subsidies under Obamacare. Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesThey fear the public will see Trump as bringing further financial hardship by allowing subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, to lapse. The GOP wants Democrats to agree to a continuing resolution, which would temporarily fund the government and reopen it while both sides negotiate a longer-term solution. The GOP can ill-afford any reason for voters not to back them in the 2026 midterms. Donald Trump has tried to blame Democrats for the shutdown while posting racist AI-generated videos of Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer on Truth Social.