Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is caving to the radical wing of the Democratic Party by forcing the latest government shutdown because he fears a primary challenge from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., according to Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday.
“Let’s be honest about the politics: Chuck Schumer is terrified of the primary challenge from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,” Vance said in a rare stand-in at the daily White House press briefing Wednesday.
“The reason why the government is shut down is because Chuck Schumer is fighting against the radicals of his party because he is terrified of a midterm.”
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