Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said on Tuesday that he’s growing concerned President Donald Trump will shut down the government to create a diversion amid the House impeachment investigation.
“Look, I believe, left to our own devices, Congress could work out an agreement to quickly fund the government,” Schumer told reporters during a press conference. “But I’m increasingly worried that President Trump may want to shut down the government again because of impeachment, an impeachment inquiry.”
“He always likes to create diversions,” the Democrat continued. “I hope and pray he won’t want to cause another government shutdown ’cause it might be a diversion away from impeachment. It’s very worrisome to me.”
Watch Schumer below:
CHUCK SCHUMER: “I’m increasingly worried that President Trump may want to shut down the government again because of impeachment. … He always likes to create diversions." pic.twitter.com/Y01ZNh5sfT
— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) October 29, 2019
Wait. There is a working government?
The Extortionist-In-Chief has already facilitated genocide and shut down the govt! Rinse and repeat or new distraction or obstruction…THE RED BUTTON!
Real warning across the aisle (we need to work together… to avoid…) OR baiting Trump to act in a way that would be disasterous, for Trump ? Perhaps this is a “both” two-fer?
I really can’t tell.
I’ve been looking for a place to paste this.
I wonder if Trump is really dumb enough to do this, as it didn’t work out that well last time. I don’t think his advisers would allow him to do it, and McConnell sure will push him to sign the funding bills. That doesn’t mean Trump won’t try to deflect from the impeachment process in any way he can, but this one would be way beyond sensible. I think Schumer is trying to make sure the statement is out there to pressure the Republicans to keep things running no matter what happens with impeachment.
We’ll see though, with Trump anything is possible…