Dusty Johnson: “Shutdowns are always stupid. They don't make America…”

“Well, I said it on the front end of the shutdown. I said it at the, in the middle of the shutdown and I said at the end of the shutdown. Shutdowns are always stupid. They don't make America stronger. They cost us a lot of money. a lot of money and I think they put a lot of pressure on the American people. We take the American economy hostage when we do this.” (00:31–00:40)

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