Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D–NY) is facing an intense firestorm after openly boasting that the ongoing government shutdown is working in Democrats’ favor. His statement, which many say reveals the left’s political agenda during the crisis, drew swift condemnation from Republican lawmakers and the Trump White House.
The uproar erupted after Schumer told fellow Democrats that the shutdown — which has stretched into its second week — is strengthening their political position. His admission has angered critics who argue it proves Democrats are more focused on scoring political points than helping Americans suffering the consequences.
The shutdown began after negotiations collapsed over the Democrat-backed plan to restore health care funding for illegal immigrants. Republicans have rejected the proposal, calling it irresponsible and unfair to hard-working taxpayers who are already struggling under high costs.
In a stunning admission reported by Punchbowl News, Schumer said, “Every day gets better for us. It’s because we’ve thought about this long in advance, and we knew that health care would be the focal point on Sept. 30, and we prepared for it… Their whole theory was — threaten us, bamboozle us, and we would submit in a day or two.”
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