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CNN anchor Dana Bash pushed again towards Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries’ speaking factors on Tuesday after he insisted President Donald Trump and Republicans shut down the federal government.
“Donald Trump and Republicans shut the federal government down and refuse to reopen it,” Jeffries mentioned. “Donald Trump has spent the final 35 days, extra time on the golf course, extra time speaking to Hamas, and extra time speaking to the Chinese language Communist Celebration than to Democrats on Capitol Hill, who symbolize half the nation. They usually proceed to stubbornly refuse to handle the healthcare disaster that they‘ve created.”
“Mr. Chief, you guys are voting no on opening the federal government,” Bash responded. “Not Republicans. I do know you’re asking for particular issues, and it’s far more sophisticated than that.”
Jeffries shot again, “The American folks clearly perceive who’s liable for shutting down the federal government.”
DEMS FUNDRAISE OFF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AS HAKEEM JEFFRIES URGES SUPPORTERS TO ‘KEEP THE FAITH’
U.S. Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries speaks throughout a press convention on Capitol Hill on Nov. 3, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Roberto Schmidt/Getty Pictures)
Bash famous that Jeffries mentioned “they” shut down the federal government, referring to Republicans.
“They did shut down the federal government. They’ve the Home, the Senate and the presidency. And Donald Trump has spent the previous couple of days saying to Republicans within the Senate, you might have the facility to reopen the federal government. They refuse to do it,” Jeffries mentioned.
The lawmaker outlined Democrats’ place on the shutdown and why they proceed to vote no on a seamless decision within the Senate over Obamacare subsidies.
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries throughout a Bloomberg Tv interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 9, 2025. Dana Bash attends Netflix and Shondaland’s “The Residence” Los Angeles premiere on the Egyptian Theatre on March 19, 2025. (Annabelle Gordon/Bloomberg by way of Getty Pictures; Michael Buckner/Selection by way of Getty Pictures)
Jeffries criticized Trump on Monday for permitting Supplemental Diet Help Program (SNAP) advantages to lapse on Nov. 1, however when requested if Democrats voting for the GOP federal funding invoice can be essentially the most prudent approach to repair that, he mentioned, “No.”
“The simplest approach to fund SNAP is for the administration to do precisely what it is accomplished in so many different situations, together with the administration discovering $40 billion with a purpose to bail out their right-wing dictator-wannabe buddy in Argentina,” Jeffries informed reporters. “They discovered $40 billion and now need to declare that they cannot discover a cent with a purpose to guarantee that thousands and thousands of Individuals do not go hungry.”
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President Donald Trump speaks throughout a breakfast with Senate and Home Republicans within the State Eating Room of the White Home on Nov. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photograph/Evan Vucci)
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