Breitbart's BRADLEY JAYE On The Shutdown

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coming from Democrats, according to what you're telling me right now, who are, they're cool, man. You know, they don't have to worry about re-election, and when they do, it's a lifetime away if they even do. So does that mean, it means one of two things, either, A, this is a good deal. It's the right thing to do, and I can do it, and I don't have to sweat, you know, backlash, or two. Moreover, I just want this to end. I want to be a part of the reopening. And I can be. Which do you think it is? Well, there's no doubt that this is an orchestrated fold and that Chuck Schumer was involved. And for weeks, there were never going to be, are very unlikely to be more Democrats than absolutely necessary to vote, to advance a government funding bill. The reason why is because this vote, it really is going to be a litmus test for Democrats heading into the midterms. If you're a good friend, Chris Murphy, who's wanting to run for president. You have to come out as forcefully as you can against this deal because that's what the Democrat Party has become. It is a resistance party. It is do anything necessary to block whatever it is President Trump. If President Trump is trying to pass a bill to feed women and children with food stamps, you have to come out against it. I mean, that's what the Democrat Party is right now. And that's another reason that Chuck Schumer is going to have so much of a hard time going forward is that so many people now have called on, their wives to his team. And they know that even though he voted no yesterday against this bill, they know that he was a part of the deal to end the shutdown. So much of what goes on in Washington is just a song and dance, kabuki theater. Make no mistake about it. This is a Chuck Schumer. production and he has a big problem on his hand as he looked to maintain his leadership position. Yeah. It hurt me to hear you refer to Chris Murphy as my friend. I'm just trying to move move on from that. I don't know if you... Cuthesiously, of course. Note of good. And again, we're on with Bradley J. from Breitbart, who's written, he's covering everything that's this very fluid situation right now actively. The stories are being updated. I don't know if you bother with any of his content. I mean, he couldn't stop posting videos last night about how angry he was, how opposed to this move by these eight Democrats that he was. And at one point, the Kabuki theater is great, Bradley. Chris Murphy actually stared into this camera, his at home, looking wildly well-rested, and yet points to himself and says, I know, I know, I look exhausted, I look terrible. That's because I've been working so hard the last couple of weeks on this whole thing.

It'll be interesting to see how far Republicans are willing to go, and if they can do anything about it. I'm not entirely optimistic that they can seize this moment, but it is an opportunity for them. Yeah. You know, how do you feel, too? It's interesting. I love... when Trump gets his David and Goliath on, which I think is what's resonated with a lot of Americans, at least in the very beginning, because he was a guy who said, I'm going to drain the swamp. That's a David and Goliath endeavor. Good luck with that. And slowly but surely, that began. I wouldn't say necessarily in his first term, but he'd getting around to it after that brief hiatus. He's getting to it now. And taking on big pharma, taking on insurance companies, and the racket that that is and the pockets that are being lined there is all so very David and Goliath. But you know what hurts me, Bradley, is when he's like, what you could get, though, is Trump care. I'm going to offer you the greatest health care is when he schleps his own wares. That hurts him, I believe, optics-wise. Unless, how do you feel? Do you feel otherwise? I agree with you that... There needs to be an adjustment, particularly heading into the midterm. Yeah. I think that the off-year elections show that Republicans, the American people aren't necessarily buying what they're selling. The Democrats are so motivated right now because for years they've been told that Trump is trying to kill them in their sleep. Look, 2024 was a great election victory, but it was a year ago. We have to find a way to get out these low propensity voters. Yes. Trump voters. The Scott Presslers, the Turning Point, USA, folks, they can only do so much. We have to talk about issues that American people care about. Look, it's great that Trump's meeting with the president of Hungary, but most Americans don't care about that and couldn't find Hungary on the map. What are you doing for me lately? That's what Trump and Republicans need to demonstrate to the American people. They need to make a very clear contrast. This is your life under Republicans. This is your life under Democrat. And they have to do so with the sense of urgency to combat the urgency that the Democrat base has right now. Because every election, whether it's off-year, midterm. presidential, it doesn't matter. These Democrats are voting as if their life depends upon it because they actually believe that. We need, the Republicans need to give their voters that same sense of urgency. And it starts by talking about these issues that hit them closest to home.

That's extremely well said. Obviously goes without saying. How do you think things play out this week if you had to give a timeline, if you had to put it all down? Because we do look to wrap all this up this week, right? That's right. Look, you know how the Senate is. It has all these archaic rules that float things down. There will have to be some sort of time agreement for them to wrap this up by today. I think it's more likely that they finish Tuesday, possibly Wednesday. Then they'd have to kick it back over to the House. And since this package is amended, the House would have to pass it again. That might not be easy. They might need the Democrat vote. That will be a whole other adventure. That said, I think it's possible that this can get through the Senate and then pass by the House, perhaps by the end of this week, Thursday or Friday. Then the CR that they're going to pass, it extends funding until January 30th. So in a couple short months, we could be doing this all over again. What's going on, everyone? It's Bluff here, and we're driving through the States in the BluffMobile, and the best thing that we can do is play our favorite casino-style games on SpinQuest. They have over a thousand games, including Live Dealer Blackjack and Crops, with tons of slots and unlimited. You can get a $30 coin pack for just $10 for new users. Sign up today. Go to SpinQuest.com right now. SpinQuest is a free-to-play social casino. Avoid where prohibited. Visitspinquest.com for more details.