Democrat Leader Admits They're Using Americans Out Of Work & Not Getting Paid As Political Leverage

Posted • October 22, 2025: The Democrats keep on trying to blame Trump and the Republicans for what is clearly a Schumer shutdown, but recently even CNN couldn't help spin the Dems way out of this one. But maybe it'll be even easier to believe that the Democrats have an interest in perpetuating the shutdown if one of them just comes out and admits it, and that's exactly what Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt spotted today: —— Karoline Leavitt @PressSec: “Democrat Party Leader admits they are using Americans who are out of work and not getting paid as political leverage:” —— 🚨 Democrat House Whip Katherine Clark, the number two House Democrat, on the Democrat Shutdown: "Of course there will be families that are going to suffer… but it is one of the few leverage times we have." These people are SICK! —— THERE it is! Make sure this ends up in a midterm election ad next year. To make it worse, Hakeem Jeffries has said the Dems will oppose any separate bill that would pay the troops and other federal employees. The Democrats' "priorities" are clear. (…)

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