House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries tore into Republicans over the government shutdown on Jake Tapper’s State of the Union Sunday show. Republicans keep calling for Democrats to reopen the government, but they’ve shown no openness to negotiate, and Mike Johnson adjourned the House for a week. Meanwhile, around 42 million Americans missed their food assistance payments (SNAP) on Saturday.
“Are Democrats prepared to keep the government closed through Thanksgiving, if it comes to that?” Tapper asked.
Jeffries wasn’t having it, and dropped a few truth bombs.
“The question is, why are Republicans continuing to keep the government shut down?” Jeffries said. “They have the House, the Senate, and the presidency.”
“Donald Trump just made clear over the weekend repeatedly that Republicans have the ability to reopen this government,” he continued. “They don’t want to do it because they’d rather continue to gut the health care of the American people.”
“And here are some questions that need to be asked,” Jeffries said. “Why have House Republicans remained on a taxpayer-funded vacation for the last six weeks? They keep canceling votes. They’ve canceled votes for next week. Of course, they are unserious as it relates to reopening the government.”
