MAGA fury raged Thursday over Democrats' response to the current government shutdown, with Republicans calling a congressional leader's response as "sick" and "vile, craven, disgusting."
Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer had MAGA fired up following his interview with Punchbowl News, The Daily Beast reports.
“We knew that this would be a hard fight. It is still a hard fight,” Schumer said. “But every day we’re getting better and better as the message sinks in more and more deeply.”
Schumer said that Democrats have gained momentum in the fight to achieve an Obamacare deal, and as the shutdown continues, it reflects poorly on Republicans.
“Every time they try something, it doesn’t quite work,” Schumer said. “Even the threat of shutting things—‘We’re gonna close this, we’re gonna close that.’ It’s [reflecting] at least as negative on them as it is on us. I think more so on them.”
MAGA Republicans criticized his comments, irritated by the Democratic leader's statements.
"Chuck Schumer is admitting the Democrat Shutdown—where they are hurting everyday Americans— is a positive thing.
Every Democrat should be asked if they agree with Schumer. Vile. Craven. Disgusting," Steven Cheung, Assistant to the President & White House Director of Communications, wrote on X.
“Better for Schumer. Worse for Americans. What a vile sentiment from an alleged leader in our country," Vice President JD Vance wrote on X.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt referred to his comment as "disgusting and revealing."
"Chuck Schumer is celebrating this shutdown while Americans struggle. Sick," GOP wrote on X.
“‘Every day gets better’ for Chuck Schumer as military families are about to go hungry over lost Schumer Shutdown paychecks. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. Nobody wins in a shutdown," Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) wrote on X.
Polls indicate that Schumer isn't wrong. A survey conducted by YouGov between Saturday and Monday found that 41% of Americans put the shutdown blame on President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress, that's compared to 30% for Democrats, The Beast reports.