Democrats are losing their minds.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is once again trying to sow division inside the Republican Party — this time by accusing President Donald Trump of controlling House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) during the ongoing government shutdown.
During a friendly interview on MSNBC, Jeffries claimed that Johnson hasn’t been allowed to negotiate because Trump supposedly hasn’t given “permission.”
“Speaker Mike Johnson and I haven’t met because, according to Jeffries, President Trump hasn’t allowed it,” he claimed, adding that Republicans “will keep avoiding bipartisan talks until Trump gives them the green light.”
But conservatives aren’t buying it. Many see Jeffries’ comments as another desperate attempt by Democrats to blame Trump — rather than admit that their own party’s demands have kept Washington at a standstill.
Johnson Fires Back: “We Won’t Be Held Hostage”
Speaker Johnson hit back hard, warning that the shutdown could become the longest in U.S. history unless Democrats stop playing political games and accept the House GOP’s clean, commonsense stopgap bill to reopen the government.
That bill, which would fund operations without the far-left health-care add-ons Democrats are demanding, has already been blocked in the Senate seven times.
“Republicans are ready to get back to real negotiations and complete the full-year funding bills,” Johnson said during a Capitol Hill press conference. “But we’re not going to cut secret deals behind closed doors or negotiate under threats.”
Democrats Demand More Spending — Republicans Demand Sanity
The standoff has dragged into its 13th day as Democrats insist on extending Obamacare subsidies that are set to expire at year’s end. Republicans argue those subsidies have nothing to do with reopening the government and everything to do with buying political favor ahead of 2026.
Jeffries told MSNBC’s Katy Tur that Democrats are “ready to talk,” but quickly revealed their real agenda — keeping control of the health-care system at any cost.
“There’s no reason to ever trust Republicans when it comes to the Affordable Care Act,” Jeffries added, confirming what conservatives have warned for years: Democrats refuse to compromise unless it expands government power.
The Bottom Line
President Trump and Speaker Johnson are standing united for the American people — pushing for fiscal sanity, law and order, and accountability in Washington. Meanwhile, Democrats continue using shutdown politics to distract from their own failures.
For conservatives, this latest attack from Jeffries is nothing new — just another headline in the Left’s endless effort to divide and conquer.