This shutdown is a choice, a deliberate decision by Donald Trump and the Republicans to abandon the very people they were sent to Washington to represent. And they alone are responsible for this. They hold all the levers of power, the presidency, the Senate, and the House of Representatives. So instead of governing, they abdicate their responsibility and abandon any chance at this time of real negotiation. (03:02–03:11)
CLAIM
Asserts that Republicans control the presidency, Senate, and House of Representatives.
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