Schumer Says Trump Isn’t The Biggest Villain In Shutdown Standoff | EUROtoday

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) simply blasted House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) because the “real bad guy” behind the newest authorities shutdown.

Addressing the congressional stalemate throughout a Wednesday look on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” the veteran Democratic legislator stated Republicans had been the one ones chargeable for thwarting bipartisan finances invoice negotiations.

“The American people know the Republicans have the presidency, they have the Senate, they have the House, and the blame will be on them,” Schumer instructed host Joe Scarborough. “And they will have to negotiate with us.”

“Johnson’s been the real bad guy in this,” the New York native added. “If you want to know who wanted a shutdown, there’s one sentence that proves it. Johnson had the Congress, the House, not even be in session when the shutdown occurs. How do you negotiate like that?”

Schumer went on to conclude that the one approach to clear up the finances impasse could be sitting down with Johnson, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and President Donald Trump to hash out a compromise.

“We’re ready and willing and able to do it right now, immediately,” he stated.

During the interview, Schumer additionally shot down accusations that Democrats had been holding the invoice hostage to safe well being advantages for undocumented immigrants, allegations his celebration has repeatedly denied.

The senator dismissed the Republican-concocted declare as a “total, absolute effing lie” crafted to cover the reality about how the GOP’s pet insurance policies gutted well being take care of thousands and thousands of Americans.

“When the average American says, ‘Why the heck did I get a bill that raises my health care cost, doubles them?’ We’re going to be pointing out it’s the Republicans who did it.”

Watch Schumer’s full interview with “Morning Joe” under.