Democrats are NOT handling this Shutdown well and it’s really starting to show…

They know they’re backed into a corner and only have lose/lose options available to them at this point.

So they’re starting to lash out.

Watch as Dollar Store Obama errrrrrrr “House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries” melted down on Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) today:

Backup here if needed:

Mike: Did you get permission from your boss? Why don’t we sign on right now? Did your boss, Donald Trump—You can easily extend the ACA right now. Did your boss, Donald Trump, give you—

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Democrat: He’s not my boss.

Mike: Yes, he is.

Democrat: No, he’s not. And by the way, why did you vote to shut the government down?

Mike: So let me ask you a question. Let me ask you a question. Why did you vote to shut it down? Let me ask you a question. For years, you always lectured about how we need to keep the government open. You’re making a show of this to make yourself relevant.

Democrat: No, it’s said. It’s said. You could easily sign onto this. You’re embarrassing yourself right now. You could sign onto this.

Mike: The only embarrassment here is you. You’re dissembling. You’re an embarrassment. You could sign onto the bill.

Democrat: Let me ask you a question. You have four Democrats on here. Let me ask you a question. Let me ask you a question. It’s a clean extension for one year. Let me ask you a question.

Mike: You voted for the one big ugly bill, correct?

Democrat: I voted for a tax cut bill that gave the largest tax cut to Americans in history, including, by the way, the average New Yorker getting a $4,000 tax cut. Are you against that?

Mike: You’re embarrassing yourself right now. Do you wanna cut the standard deduction in half? Is that what you wanna do?

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Democrat: The largest cut to Medicaid in American history.

Mike: No, we can get out waste, fraud, and abuse, by the way.

Democrat: You voted for that. You voted for a permanent—

Mike: Tom DiNapoli, the Democratic Comptroller of New York, pointed out that $1.2 billion were wasted, wasted, wasted on fraud and non–New York residents getting paid.

Democrat: Listen, you’re not gonna talk to me and talk over me because you don’t wanna hear what I have to say.

Mike: Oh, I’m listening.

Democrat: So why don’t you just keep your mouth shut?

Mike: Oh, is that the way to talk? Because you showed up, you showed up, you showed up—

Democrat: Yeah.

Mike: And so you voted for this one big ugly bill. I signed onto this. You can extend it right now.

Democrat: A permanent extension of massive tax breaks for your billionaire donors.

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Mike: So, so 90% of Americans—so they can get a permanent extension, but working-class Americans can’t?

Democrat: Ninety percent of Americans take the standard deduction. Is that right?

Mike: Ninety percent of Americans take the standard deduction, right? Is that right?

Democrat: If you had your way, the standard deduction would’ve been cut in half. That would’ve been a massive tax increase on Americans all across the country. Do you support that?

Mike: You’re here, unfortunately, for you and your billionaire donors. You’re against lifting the cap on SALT.

Democrat: Your—your billionaire donors?

Mike: That’s why.

Democrat: Lifting the cap on SALT—we put an income cap in place.

Mike: Why are you here right now?

Democrat: An income cap.

Mike: Well, didn’t you want all Republicans to be here?

Democrat: I’m here.

Mike: Where are the rest of your Republican colleagues? Where are the rest, where are the rest of your Republican colleagues?

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Democrat: You wanted Republicans to be here. I’m here.

Mike: Why are you here? And by the way, you can pass an ACA extension right now. Sign onto this bill. Did your boss—Did your boss, Donald Trump—Sign onto the bill. Is your boss, Donald Trump, behind your head?

Democrat: H.R. 5145. Why don’t you get on it?

Mike: Mike, is your boss, Donald Trump, behind that head?

Democrat: Why won’t you get on it? ’Cause you don’t work for the American people.

Mike: Oh, I do. I work for the people of New York.

Democrat: You don’t work for the people of the same congressional district.

Mike: I work for the people of my district.

Democrat: Is that why you—Is that why—

Mike: I’m here. You got 145,000 people on vacation. And by the way, I voted for a clean CR to keep the government open and funded. You voted to shut it down.

Democrat: Mike, you’re embarrassing yourself right now. And Leader, with all due respect, you’re the one—

Mike: Well, as we would say back at home, why are you playing yourself?

Democrat: You’re the one who actually voted to shut the government down.

Mike: Why are you playing yourself against the action?

Democrat: Actually, you know that’s not true. It’s said. It’s said. You voted to shut the government down.

Mike: Listen, the Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the presidency, correct?

Democrat: Right.

Mike: And you’re smart enough to know that you need 60 votes in the Senate, right? Is that right?

Democrat: No.

Mike: Do you need 60 votes in the Senate or no?

Democrat: Were 60 votes needed to pass your one big ugly bill?

Mike: Reconciliation, which you did with the IRA.

Democrat: With 60—but with 60—

Mike: And boy, that really reduced inflation. You did a great job there.

Democrat: Are you trying to elevate yourself because you’re afraid you’re about to lose re-election?

Mike: I’m not trying to elevate myself. No, I’m not gonna lose re-election.

Democrat: Let me ask you a question. You spent $42 million last cycle. You didn’t do that great.

Moderator: Mike, Mike, let me step in. Why aren’t you running for governor right now?

Democrat: ’Cause you spent over a year and a half—

Mike: Because I actually enjoy, enjoy this job and I’m here to do it.

Democrat: And by the way, you could actually pass a subsidy right now—

Mike: You enjoy embarrassing—you enjoy being a lackey for Donald Trump?

Democrat: —to ensure that people don’t have healthcare premiums going up. Why won’t you support this one-year bill?

Mike: Let me ask you a question. Tom Suozzi’s on it. Jared Golden, Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez—Let me ask you a question. Are they wrong? Tom Davis, are they wrong?

Democrat: Your other boss, Mike Jones, I challenged him to a debate.

Mike: Yeah.

Democrat: On the floor. Did he send you?

Mike: No, I’m here on behalf of my constituents.

Democrat: On his behalf, ’cause he’s afraid you’re gonna debate, is that right?

Mike: Because you shut the government down and my constituents are suffering as a result of your ridiculous ploy—because you’re so afraid of Zohran Muad’dami.

Democrat: By the way, when are you endorsing him? By the way, do you endorse him for mayor?

Mike: First of all—

Democrat: Are you gonna endorse him for mayor?

Mike: Listen, you’re a complete and total embarrassment right now.

Democrat: Aw. Why is that? ’Cause you don’t wanna answer the question?

Mike: Is this supposed to be a video for your family election? Is that what’s going on here?

Democrat: You don’t wanna answer the question? Do you support Zohran?

Mike: By the way, did you see his statement yesterday?

Democrat: Listen, listen—

Mike: An embarrassment on October 7th blaming the Jews. You support that?

Democrat: Listen, first of all—

Mike: Should he be the Democratic nominee for mayor?

Democrat: First of all, I don’t answer to you.

Mike: You don’t even answer to yourself.

Democrat: Should he be the Democratic nominee for mayor?

Mike: I’ll answer whatever questions I need to answer about the mayor’s race, about the American—

Democrat: Okay. So you think his statement yesterday was okay?

Mike: Sorry.

Democrat: First of all—

Mike: That’s sad.

Democrat: It’s unfortunate.

Mike:

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