Rep. Haridopolos to Newsmax: Dems in ‘Civil War’ as They Keep Govt Shut Down

Democrats continuing to shut down the federal government are “in the middle of a civil war,” Rep. Mike Haridopolos, a former history teacher, told Newsmax on Monday.

The Florida Republican, who joined Congress earlier this year, appeared on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America Early” and argued that the shutdown has more to do with internal divisions within the Democratic Party than with policy differences.

“As a former history teacher, they’re in the middle of a civil war,” he told host Alex Kraemer. “Democrats aren’t afraid to lose to a Republican — they’re afraid to lose to an even more radical Democrat. In their mind, they need to ‘fight Donald Trump,’ but in reality, they’re fighting the American public.”