Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer publicly apologized after referring to Republicans as "bastards" during a live discussion on MSNBC. While discussing the contentious government spending bill, Schumer insisted on the need for conflict with Republicans, especially on issues like tax cuts for the wealthy, arguing that a shutdown would hinder Democratic efforts to address critical issues. Schumer emphasized the urgency of fighting back against what he described as a plutocracy and criticized the potential consequences of a government shutdown, which could impair judicial functions and distract from pressing legislative battles.
Schumer stated, "they're making the middle class pay for tax cuts for billionaires, it's much, much better not to be in the middle of a shutdown which divert people from the number one issue we have against these bastards."
Schumer expressed concern that a government shutdown would prevent Democrats from effectively combating Republicans, stating, "If the shutdown occurred, we wouldn't be able to do that because they would fill up both the Senate and the discussion on whether we should cut this and not cut that."
During the heated exchange, Schumer highlighted the importance of conflict, stating, "We are going to conflict with them on everything, on the tax cuts for the billionaires. They've become a plutocracy, an oligarchy."
MSNBC host Chris Hayes argued that only a strong response could make Republicans back down, saying, "The only thing they understand is meeting conflict with conflict... if you meet conflict with essentially managed retreat or strategic non-engagement, then they roll all over you."
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