Even Democrats say in the, you know, speaking out loud and saying the quiet part out loud, which is, yeah, we know people are going to get hurt, but we need the leverage. A number of Democrats said that they knew Americans would get hurt. They didn't care. Their power meant more. That's very telling to me. Very telling. This shutdown never was about health care. It wasn't about Obamacare subsidies. It wasn't about all the things they tried to make. (01:03–01:10)
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Asserts that some Democrats acknowledged potential harm to Americans from the shutdown but prioritized political power.
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