Even almost 50% of Democrats, it's upper 40s now of Democrats say they're not in favor of this shutdown. So this really does go back to what you and I were talking about a moment ago. This is all Chuck Schumer shutting down the US Government to try to save his own political future. Look, that is exactly right. And if you're not inclined to believe me, if you're not inclined to believe Ben, take a listen to Chris Cuomo fact checking. (13:46–13:53)
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Asserts that Chuck Schumer is responsible for the government shutdown to protect his political future.
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