WATCH: Mike Johnson Destroys Dana Bash’s Left-Wing Talking Points on Schumer Shutdown

On Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson systematically dismantled Dana Bash’s attempts to pin the government shutdown on Republicans. In a feat of political combat, Johnson easily countered Bash’s loaded questions with facts, making it crystal clear that Democrats — not Republicans — were responsible for the shutdown now affecting hundreds of thousands of federal workers.

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When Bash suggested Johnson had options he wasn’t pursuing, the Speaker pointed out that she was incorrect. He explained that Republicans had sent over a “clean CR” that was nonpartisan, with no “Republican priorities or poison pills or gimmicks or tricks.” He noted that the 24-page continuing resolution simply maintained “the Biden-era spending levels that Chuck Schumer and the Democrats have already supported in the past.” Johnson

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