On ABC’s “This Week,” host Jonathan Karl asked the radio host what has surprised him the most on the political front this year.<\/p>\n
“I was about to say the lack of respect for the working class. You know, because I always knew that America didn\u2019t give a damn about poor people. America doesn\u2019t care about poor people. America doesn\u2019t really care about people who are just trying to make it every day, just trying to survive,” Charlamagne said.<\/p>\n
“But really, man, everything from the DOGE cuts earlier in the year to the government shutdown<\/a> \u2014 like, people really have no idea, politicians really have no idea what their constituents are going through,” he continued.<\/p>\n FETTERMAN APOLOGIZES FOR DEMOCRATS NOT GETTING THEIR ‘S— TOGETHER’ AND OPENING GOVERNMENT<\/a><\/p>\n Charlamagne tha God speaks onstage during Invest Fest at Georgia World Congress Center on Aug. 23, 2025, in Atlanta. (Paras Griffin\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n The radio host said people don’t even talk about the lives the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)<\/a> “ruined” earlier in the year, before he pivoted to the government shutdown that occurred in the fall.<\/p>\n “Then you fast-forward and get to the government shutdown. And I understand that they were taking a stand for people\u2019s healthcare. But just the fact that they weren\u2019t even thinking about all the government workers that were also out of work, who are still right now, they\u2019re watching this on television, trying to catch up,” Charlamagne said.<\/p>\n He urged Democrats<\/a> to side with Republicans in opening the government in November.<\/p>\n “I feel for all those federal workers who have missed two paychecks already, especially when most of them are living paycheck to paycheck,” Charlamagne said on his show, “The Breakfast Club,” at the time. “People are not getting their SNAP benefits. It\u2019s time to reopen the government. I don\u2019t care whose fault it was. Let\u2019s stop playing politics with people\u2019s lives.”<\/p>\n CHARLAMAGNE THA GOD SAYS DEMOCRATS ARE LOSING THE SHUTDOWN MESSAGING BATTLE<\/a><\/p>\n He added, “It\u2019s time to open the government back up, y\u2019all,” before noting that “The premiums have already gone up.”<\/p>\n “They are set for the year. It\u2019s time to move on,” Charlamagne said. “We appreciate the fight, the valiant effort, but come on, man. People got rent due. People got child care to pay for, light bills, car notes.”<\/p>\n CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE<\/a><\/p>\n Charlamagne tha God appears at HOPE Global Forum on Dec. 2, 2025, in Atlanta. (Paras Griffin\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"Charlamagne](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/charlamagne-2025-abc-2.jpg\")
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