Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., told Newsmax on Friday that the government shutdown is being fueled by Democrat “theatrics” under Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
“I’m afraid the far left has captured that now, and I’m not as optimistic as I was last night,” Daines said on “Newsline.” “I’ve not seen such political theater here in Washington since ‘Hamilton.’ I mean, this really is all about theatrics. It’s about the far left side of the Democrat Party taking hostages with Democrat senators.”
Daines, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Finance Committees, said negotiations briefly showed promise but collapsed under pressure from progressives.
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