Karoline Leavitt: “It's because of the Democrats voting seven times against…”

“I know there's a lot of negotiations involved in a shutdown at this size. Why did the president not sooner issue that payment to TSA workers? Ms. Well, It's because of the Democrats voting seven times against reopening the Department of Homeland Security that we came to a place of an existential crisis. I mean, you saw the lines at various major airports across the country, American travelers really paying the price for Democrats partisan games.” (18:29–18:38)

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