Leavitt: Shutdown is 'Pure Partisan Politics' by Democrats
October 1, 2025
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as posted by the channelWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt took aim at congressional Democrats for blocking a bill to fund the government in her first briefing after the shutdown.
"So the American people woke up this morning and asked the obvious question: Why is the government shut down right now? The answer is pure partisan politics being played by the Democrat Party," Leavitt said.
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