During a CNN town hall, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders told CNN's Kaitlan Collins that they do not trust President Donald Trump to negotiate in good faith to end the government shutdown. Read takeaways from CNN's town hall: https://cnn.it/3J8hGJi | CNN

At a town hall hosted by CNN on October 15, 2025, Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez discussed the ongoing government shutdown, now in its third week. The event, titled “Shutdown America,” was moderated by Kaitlan Collins and featured questions from a live studio audience that included individuals directly impacted by the shutdown. Key issues addressed during the town hall included: The government shutdown: The shutdown began on October 1, 2025, after Congress fai