Democrats Are Getting Brutal With Trump On Government Shutdown

As the Trump shutdown continues, Democrats like House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries are blasting the president for golfing and posting AI videos instead of leading.

Government shutdowns are never a good look for any president.

In recent history, government shutdowns were taken seriously by the president. Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and even Donald Trump, during his first government shutdown, treated the government being closed like an urgent matter.

In Trump 2.0 where this president will not have to face the voters again, Donald Trump is treating the government shutdown like it is nothing.

Behind the scenes, the story is different, as Trump keeps trying to change the news coverage with ICE and National Guard deployments, but publicly, this administration is acting like the shutdown is no big deal.

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Democrats have been hammering Republicans with very sharp messaging since before the shutdown began, and that language is taking on an even sharper edge as the days pass.

On Meet The Press, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said when asked when the last time was that he spoke to Republican leadership:

Well, last time there was a conversation with Republican leadership was in the White House meeting last Monday. And unfortunately, since that point in time, Republicans, including Donald Trump, have gone radio silent. And what we’ve seen is negotiation through deep fake videos, the House canceling votes, and of course President Trump spending yesterday on the golf course.

That’s not responsible behavior. As Democrats, our view is that we will find bipartisan common ground with our Republican colleagues to reopen the government, to actually pass a spending bill that meets the needs of the American people, but we have to decisively address this Republican health care crisis that is devastating hard-working American taxpayers.