'This Is Extortion': Even CNBC Has Turned On Democrats Over The Schumer Shutdown

Posted • October 29, 2025: There's a very easy way to tell who is responsible for the Schumer Shutdown. Look at the media coverage. Despite the Democrat Party's best attempt to pin the blame on Republicans, who — admittedly — control the House, Senate, and White House, we have a dearth of media sob stories about people suffering from the effects of the Schumer Shutdown. But the media has largely been mum on this, while everyone from air traffic controllers to our troops goes without paychecks and the Democrats dig in their heels. CNN admitted yesterday that the Schumer Shutdown has helped Republicans. ABC News blamed Democrats for it, too. Now, CNBC is joining a growing list of people and groups putting pressure on the Democrats to reopen the government. —— WOW. When even CNBC is BLASTING Democrat Senators over their government shutdown, you know it's bad: —— Joe Kernen: "Are you ready to vote with the Republicans to reopen the government at this point, as a reasonable Democrat?" —— Sen. Peter Welch: "You know, I'm not there yet…" —— Kernen: "This is the right way to do it? By people not getting paychecks at the TSA? This is extortion!" (…)

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