In a year in which the Trump administration has gone after hardworking federal employees relentlessly, including firing more than 200,000 federal employees prior to the start of the Trump Republican shutdown. Republicans control the House, the Senate and the presidency. Donald Trump and Republicans made the decision to shut the government down. Donald Trump, the longest shutdown in American history, would rather do that than provide health care that's affordable to working class Americans, middle class Americans and hardworking American taxpayers all across the country. (01:36–01:41)
CLAIM
Asserts that Republicans have control over the House, Senate, and presidency.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.