Vice President JD Vance said Monday the government appears headed for a shutdown on Wednesday “because Democrats won’t do the right thing.”
Congressional leaders from both parties met with Trump at the White House Monday but left without a deal to extend funding past the 12:01 a.m. Wednesday deadline with both sides blaming the other for the stalemate.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters that “large differences” remain — particularly on health care.
Vice President JD Vance talks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington, as House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune listen.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson accused the Democrats of inserting “extraneous issues” into the discussions.
“If the Democrats make the decisions to shut the government down, the consequences are on them.”
While Vance said Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeen Jeffries offered some “reasonable” ideas, “What’s not reasonable is to hold those ideas as leverage and to shut down the government unless we give you everything you want.”
Senate Majority Leader John Thune called the Democrats’ demands “a hijacking of the American people, and it’s the American people that are going to pay the price.”
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