The White House sharply rebuked Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Thursday after he said the ongoing federal government shutdown was “getting better” for Democrats — a remark that drew outrage across Washington and underscored the growing political divide as the standoff drags on.
Speaking to Punchbowl News, Schumer reportedly said, “Every day gets better for us,” claiming Democrats had long prepared for the political fallout and were benefiting from Republican struggles to hold the line. “We knew that health care would be the focal point on Sept. 30,” Schumer said, suggesting Democrats had planned their messaging around the shutdown well in advance, Fox News reported.
The comments ignited a furious response from the Trump White House, which accused Schumer of taking satisfaction in the pain being felt by American workers and families.
“Chuck Schumer just said the quiet part out loud: Democrats are gleefully inflicting pain on the American people over their push to give illegal aliens free health care,” Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital in a statement. “Workers are missing paychecks; travelers are missing flights; businesses are struggling; military families are forced to rely on food pantries; but to Chuck Schumer that means ‘every day gets better.’”
Jackson continued, “No matter what Chuck Schumer thinks, Americans struggling is not good, and the Democrats must stop inflicting this pain on them and reopen the government now.”
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