White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt delivers a fiery rebuke to Democrats over the ongoing government shutdown, sharply criticizing their push for free healthcare for undocumented immigrants. In a hard-hitting briefing, Leavitt called out partisan politics, highlighted the administration’s priorities, and challenged the opposition’s handling of the crisis. Watch the full video.
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00:00We are now in day three of the Democrat-led government shutdown.
00:04The Democrats continue to recklessly hold the American people hostage over their demands to give illegal aliens free health care.
00:12The Office of Management and Budget, as we've said repeatedly, is working with the agencies and our cabinet secretaries to identify where cuts, unfortunately, can and have to be made.
00:23And again, we understand there's another vote happening on the Senate floor in an hour.
00:26Maybe if Democrats do the right thing, this government shutdown can be over.
00:30Our troops can get paid again.
00:32We can go back to doing the business of the American people.
00:34But if this shutdown continues, as we've said, layoffs are an unfortunate consequence of that.
00:40And Russ Vogt has been in contact with our cabinet secretaries at their respective agencies to discuss that.
00:46We are now in day three of the Democrat-led government shutdown.
00:50The Democrats continue to recklessly hold the American people hostage over their demands to give illegal aliens free health care.
00:58Republicans are fully unified behind passing nonpartisan clean funding bill, the exact same bill that Democrats approved back in March to reopen the federal government.
01:10But those same Senate Democrats are now voting against this clean funding bill in keeping the people's government closed.
01:17I understand Democrats will have an opportunity very shortly here to change course, and we hope that they will.
01:23There are significant personal impacts on millions of Americans as a result of this current government shutdown.
01:29The 1.3 million men and women of America's Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Space Force who serve honorably and put their lives on the line to defend us all are not being paid.
01:42Military families are already seeking out food assistance because of financial anxiety caused by this Democrat shutdown.
01:49According to new reporting from the Military Times, staff members at the Armed Services YMCA Food Pantry Distribution location near Fort Hood in Texas found a line of military families stretched around the side of the building yesterday at 5 in the morning.
02:05According to the staff who work there, that is, quote, not happened ever.
02:10They've already had a 34 percent increase this week over past weeks.
02:15President Trump and Republicans fundamentally believe we have a sacred responsibility to protect and provide for our military families with the resources they need to thrive.
02:24If Democrats believe in this very simple premise, too, they should end this shutdown immediately.
02:31Unfortunately, the severe impacts of the Democrat shutdown extend beyond our troops.
02:36Nearly 7 million mothers, infants, and low-income families who rely on government-run food assistance will be in jeopardy if the WIC program runs out of money in the weeks ahead.
02:47The more than 13,000 air traffic controllers who ensure that Americans fly safely in airports across the country are currently working without pay.
02:57The National Flood Insurance Program is in danger of lapsing, which could leave families without necessary help if a disaster strikes, and we are in the middle of hurricane season.
03:07Critical services offered at Social Security field offices are reduced for senior citizens and disabled Americans.
03:13Helpful transition assistance programs are not being provided for veterans who fought to defend our country and are now trying to re-enter civilian life.
03:23The economic consequences of this shutdown are piling up every day.
03:28Policymakers, markets, and even the Federal Reserve are flying blind at a key juncture because BLS and BEA data are on hold until the government reopens.
03:36Democrats shutting down the federal government to give health care to illegal aliens could lead to lower growth and higher unemployment rates for Americans.
03:45According to a new memo from the Council of Economic Advisors, the U.S. economy could lose $15 billion of growth domestic product each week.
03:54Every single week, the Democrat shutdown extends, with a month-long shutdown leading to an additional 43,000 unemployed people.
04:01Small businesses are likely to encounter delays in receiving federal loans.
04:06Mortgage applications will likely shrink.
04:08The Office of Management and Budget, as we've said repeatedly, is working with the agencies and our Cabinet secretaries to identify where cuts, unfortunately, can and have to be made.
04:19And, again, we understand there's another vote happening on the Senate floor in an hour.
04:23Maybe if Democrats do the right thing, this government shutdown can be over.
04:26Our troops can get paid again.
04:27We can go back to doing the business of the American people.
04:30But if this shutdown continues, as we've said, layoffs are an unfortunate consequence of that.
04:36And Russ Vogt has been in contact with our Cabinet secretaries at their respective agencies to discuss that.
04:41This administration has been very clear, Kelly, that we're not going to tolerate waste, fraud, and abuse in our government.
04:46And we've also been very clear to point out when agencies or when programs do not align with this administration's values of putting our country first.
04:55You've seen that with USAID and in various other cases where there's been cuts made or funding has been slashed.
05:02And so, again, unfortunately, we're having to do a massive review of the bureaucracy to be good stewards of the American taxpayer dollar.
05:09And it's the Democrats who have forced the White House and the President into this position by voting to shut the government down.
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