‘From can’t shutdown to shutdown’: Donald Trump blasts Chuck Schumer over ‘each day gets higher’ remark – GOP rallies behind

Chuck Schumer (left), Donald Trump (File – businesses)

US President Donald Trump criticised Senate minority chief Chuck Schumer on Thursday over his current remarks that “every day gets better” for Democrats amid inner divisions and a authorities shutdown which now has entered ninth day.Speaking to reporters throughout a cupboard assembly on Thursday, Trump responded to Schumer’s optimistic assertion by saying, “No, every day it’s actually getting worse for them, and they are having a rebellion in the Democrat party because they want to stop.”He added: “If you would see all of Schumer’s – he has said like 10 different times over the years, you can’t shut down the government, you can’t shut down the government. He’s the one that shut it down.”Trump went on to accuse Schumer of taking part in partisan politics for political good points, “This is a confession that he’s acting not to serve the people, but to serve the partisan interests of his party.”He additional stated, “Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries and the congressional Democrats are holding the entire federal government hostage,” claiming that Democrats are leaderless and he does not know whom to take care of.Schumer’s comment- “each day our case to fix healthcare and end the shutdown gets better and better and stronger and stronger”- was made earlier within the day on the Senate ground, the place he tried to strike a assured tone concerning Democrats’ place within the ongoing negotiations over federal funding.However, the remark triggered sharp reactions throughout the Republican spectrum. Senate majority chief John Thune stated, “Democrats couldn’t care less whether military families miss a paycheck tomorrow”. He additional criticised Democrats saying “it isn’t a political game”.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted on X, calling it a “disgusting and revealing statement” . The US authorities has entered the ninth day of shutdown and the Congress faces one other funding deadline amid partisan disagreements, one thing Schumer has lengthy argued in opposition to. Past video clips circulated by Republicans present Schumer repeatedly stating that shutdowns are dangerous and ought to be averted in any respect prices.As the controversy intensifies, each events proceed to blame one another for stalling negotiations, with no fast decision in sight.