Karoline Leavitt: “We are now on day 40 of the Democrats shutdown of the…”

“Any violence beyond this point will be because the Iranian regime refused to understand they have already been defeated and refused to come to a deal here at home. We are now on day 40 of the Democrats shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. Democrats in Congress are forcing American travelers to wait in hours long lines at airports across the country, robbing TSA officers and other federal workers of their hard earned paychecks …” (05:08–05:13)

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