Fox News reporter calls out Speaker Johnson for blaming shutdown on Dems: doesn’t that mean ‘you don’t have the votes?’ - eviltoast
Fox News Reporter Calls Out Speaker Johnson for Blaming Shutdown on Dems: Doesn’t That Mean ‘You Don’t Have the Votes?’
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Fox's Chad Pergram was not buying Speaker Mike Johnson's preemptive blaming of Congressional Democrats if a CR spending bill fails to pass a House vote.

Summary

Fox News reporter Chad Pergram challenged Speaker Mike Johnson for blaming Democrats for a potential government shutdown over funding bill opposition.

After Johnson claimed Democrats would be “responsible for every troop who misses a paycheck” if they reject his “clean CR,” Pergram pointed out this implies Republicans lack sufficient votes.

Johnson insisted “we’ll have the votes” despite reports that House Republicans plan to vote against the bill, claiming Democrats should “do the responsible thing.”

  • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
    5·
    1 day ago

    Exactly. They have the majority in the House and the Senate. They have all the votes they need to pass anything they want without a single Democratic vote, so how is it the Dems fault if the Reps cant even get their own votes in line?