House Majority Leader Steve Scalise absolutely unloaded on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer this week, delivering a blistering takedown that left the Democratic leader politically scorched and scrambling for cover. In a fiery press conference that summed up weeks of frustration over the Schumer Shutdown, Scalise accused Democrats—accurately, I must add—of deliberately prolonging the pain for American families just to score political points against President Trump.
“There is suffering,” Scalise acknowledged. “But they’re doing it for leverage. So you can’t have it both ways, Chuck Schumer. You can’t wake up one day and say you’re gonna try to blame it on the Republicans, and then on the next day, you’re trying to say that, ‘Gee whiz, we know. We know that we’re causing these problems.’”
Scalise expounded, “They’re admitting they’re causing suffering on people, but they’re doing it for leverage.”
It was a devastating point — because he’s right. Democrats have spent weeks insisting the shutdown is the GOP’s fault, claiming “Republicans control the House, Senate, and White House.” Yet the simple fact is that only one party is voting en masse against funding the government: The Democrats.
“They can’t even explain what that leverage is,” Scalise continued, “because they just need to show their radical base that they’re having a fight with Donald Trump.”
That’s the entire game. It’s not about governing or compromise or the good of the country; it’s about theater for the far-left base that demands confrontation, not solutions. “It’s all it’s been about from the beginning,” Scalise said.
Then, with perfect timing, he went for the jugular: “You really want to know who’s calling the shots in the Democrat Party? You saw it on the stage this past weekend. Bernie and AOC, on the stage with the new leader of the Democrat Party—Mamdani.”
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“Maybe Chuck Schumer’s waiting for Mamdani to let him know when he can open the government back up again,” Scalise quipped.
Ouch.
While Schumer plays games in Washington, Scalise reminded Americans that the pain isn’t abstract. It’s real, and it’s about to get worse. “Families can’t wait,” he said. “Because the real suffering’s gonna begin… It’s already been happening, but it really hits home this weekend when SNAP benefits run out—and they know that.”
In fact, Schumer and the Democrats know precisely what they’re doing. They’re inflicting pain, intentionally, to create headlines and talking points. It’s not Trump or the Republicans who are holding up relief — it’s the Democrats, too obsessed with “leverage” and radical posturing to simply fund the government.
🚨 WOW! Rep. Steve Scalise is so mad he’s YELLING at Chuck Schumer for inflicting suffering nationwide 🔥
“Maybe Chuck Schumer’s waiting for ZOHRAN MAMDANI to let him know when he can open the government back up again!”
“They ADMIT there is suffering – but they’re doing it for… pic.twitter.com/pf42Pkyukg
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 29, 2025
Scalise’s remarks cut through the spin and reminded everyone who’s really responsible for this mess. Schumer thought he could play chicken with Trump. Instead, the polls show the shutdown isn’t hurting the GOP like Democrats thought it would, and the public is clearly seeing the shutdown for what it is: a political stunt.
Once again, Republicans are the adults in the room, offering clean funding bills while Democrats hold the government hostage to appease the socialist fringe. And thanks to Scalise’s takedown, that truth is getting harder and harder for Schumer to hide.
Editor’s Note: The Schumer Shutdown is still ongoing, and polls are now showing Americans are increasingly blaming the Democrats for this mess. Democrats are on the verge of caving.
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