Top Dem's staggeringly out-of-touch comment about families struggling through government shutdown

A high-ranking Democrat appears to have admitted an inconvenient truth about the government shutdown that has officially entered its fourth week.

Massachusetts Representative Katherine Clark, who is the Minority Whip of the United States House of Representatives, admitted that she views families struggling during the shutdown as 'leverage' for her party to use in political games.

'Shutdowns are terrible. And of course there will be families that are going to suffer. We take that responsibility very seriously, but it is one of the few leverage times we have,' Clark said.


Clark's comments, made during an interview with Fox News Channel’s Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram last week, were rebuked on Tuesday by several congressional Republicans and also played in the White House press briefing room.

White House reporters were surprised to see the video pop up on the briefing screens, but it played throughout the day as they passed through.

Wisconsin Republican Congressman Derrick Van Orden wrote on X, 'This is exactly what Chuck Schumer meant when he said, "Every day gets better for us."'

Texas GOP Senator John Cornyn noted in his own X post, 'It is shameful to use the American people as leverage to push your radical agenda. Millions of Americans are suffering, also adding, "Democrats don't care."'

Iowa Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who represents one of the most competitive House seats, called Clark's comments 'disgraceful', also stating that the 'Democrat leaders are perfectly okay with American families suffering.'

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