On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) said that “Trump absolutely understands that a shutdown would hurt him” and when there was a government shutdown in 2019, “it created a lot of leverage and power for The post Dem Sen. Merkley: Shutdown Would Have Hurt Trump, ’19 Shutdown Gave Dems ‘Power’ appeared first on Breitbart.
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) stated a government shutdown would hurt Trump, referencing the 2019 shutdown which he believes gave Democrats leverage against him. He argues a shutdown now would be perceived as Republican-led.