… 36 days of this now, that the reason for it was because you had Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, the two leaders in the Senate and the House, the Democrats, The reason for [the shutdown] was because you had Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries... afraid of a challenge of a Mamdani like challenger in their next election. And that is why they shut the government down. That's why the American people are feeling so much pain. We're just appealing to common sense to try to get out of this. (00:37–00:53)
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Asserts that the shutdown is due to Democratic leaders fearing election challenges.
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