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Louisiana Sen. Kennedy Says 'Schumer Is Boned,' Will Be Forced To Engineer Off-Ramp To End Shutdown
Senator Kennedy says Schumer faces internal party pressure over Democrats' $1.5 trillion spending demands causing the government shutdown, with a quiet resolution expected soon.
- Louisiana Republican Senator John Kennedy alleged that Chuck Schumer, the Senate Minority Leader, was responsible for intentionally provoking a government shutdown during this month's funding dispute.
- Kennedy argued that Schumer orchestrated the shutdown to appease his party's far-left faction led by Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez, claiming internal Democratic politics were the primary cause.
- He asserted that Schumer's stance—demanding $1.5 trillion in additional spending and funding for specific foreign projects—was intended to win support from the party's progressive wing.
- Kennedy predicted Schumer will eventually have to 'go to six or eight' Democrats to broker a deal to end the shutdown, cautioning that 'if it looks contrived, he's boned.'
- The prolonged shutdown has led to travel delays, thousands of unpaid federal employees, and Kennedy maintains it is more about party politics than policy matters.
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John Kennedy Ruthlessly Mocks Nervous 'Nun' Chuck Schumer
Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) ruthlessly mocked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) over his approach to handling the ongoing government shutdown on Fox & Friends on Wednesday morning, earning laughs from his interviewers by describing Schumer as being “nervous as a pregnant nun.” After welcoming Kennedy to the program, host Ainsley Earhardt played a clip of Schumer arguing that, “We’re fighting for the American people. And it’s not just o…
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right10Center0Last UpdatedBias Distribution83% Right
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- 83% of the sources lean Right
83% Right
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R 83%
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