Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer appeared on 'The View' to address backlash over his support for a Republican funding bill. He highlighted the severe implications of a potential government shutdown, emphasizing that citizens depend on essential programs like Medicaid and veterans' benefits. Schumer's stance attracted praise from President Trump, though he dismissed it as a trolling attempt. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries voiced his continued support for Schumer, criticizing the Trump administration's proposed Medicaid cuts that threaten vulnerable Americans, framing them as efforts to benefit wealthy corporations and billionaires.
"If we ended up in a shutdown, three weeks from now people would come to me and say, 'They just cut off my Medicaid,' 'They just got rid of my veteran's benefits,' 'Stop it,' I can't we're in a shutdown." Sen. Schumer's remarks reflect his concern over potential government shutdown repercussions.
"It's unconscionable, it's un-American, and together, we're going to do everything we have to do to stop these cuts from ever taking effect" says Hakeem Jeffries, emphasizing opposition to proposed Medicaid cuts.
President Trump praised Schumer's decision, stating, 'It took guts and courage' and calling it a ‘smart move’ which Schumer later framed as an attempt to confuse the public.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries condemned the Trump administration's Medicaid cuts as devastating to vulnerable populations, attributing the motivations to provide tax breaks to billionaires.
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