Sanders clashes with Republican scholar over Schumer at CNN city corridor

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., grew annoyed with a Republican city corridor attendee on Wednesday after a query about Senate Minority Chief Chuck Schumer’s leadership throughout the federal government shutdown.

Sanders took half in a CNN city corridor with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., discussing the continued authorities shutdown. One of many questions through the occasion got here from American College scholar Rohan Naval, a Republican, who requested Sanders how he thinks the shutdown mirrored Schumer’s management.

"Nicely, I feel it displays extra on Mike Johnson‘s management and President Trump‘s management," Sanders answered. "It is a management that stated it‘s okay to present a…nicely, how do you're feeling? You inform me. You suppose it‘s a good suggestion to present $1 trillion in tax breaks to the richest individuals within the nation after which make huge cuts to healthcare for working class individuals?"

CHUCK SCHUMER SLAMS GOP'S CLAIM THAT DEMOCRATS WANT TO GIVE HEALTHCARE TO ILLEGALS AS AN 'EFFING LIE'

Bernie Sanders responded to American College scholar Rohan Naval's query throughout a CNN city corridor occasion. (CNN screenshot)

"I feel Chuck Schumer has voted for persevering with resolutions 13 occasions within the final 4 years, and he has the chance to vote for one once more, however he‘s refusing to return to the desk," Naval responded.

"I feel…look, as I've stated, there are 53 Republicans within the Senate, right?" Sanders remarked. "They want 60. What does that imply? It means you need to discuss to the opposite aspect. Mike Johnson isn't speaking. John Thune isn't speaking. President Trump isn't speaking. That's the downside."

MIKE JOHNSON INFURIATED BY DEMS, SAYS PARTY 'PLAYING POLITICS' WITH AMERICANS' LIVES AS SHUTDOWN CONTINUES

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., (left) and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., (proper) participated in a CNN city corridor occasion on Wednesday. (Aude Guerrucci/Reuters)

Republicans have blamed Schumer for the shutdown, saying it was meant to appease the Democratic Occasion’s progressive wing. Final week, he got here beneath hearth by the White Home for reportedly claiming that issues are getting "better" for the Democrats through the shutdown.

"On daily basis will get higher for us," Schumer reportedly advised Punchbowl Information. "It’s as a result of we’ve considered this lengthy upfront, and we knew that healthcare can be the point of interest on Sept. 30, and we ready for it… Their entire concept was — threaten us, bamboozle us, and we'd submit in a day or two."

TRUMP DRIVES THE SHUTDOWN COVERAGE, BUT LEADERLESS DEMOCRATS HAVE BROKEN THROUGH WITH HEALTHCARE MESSAGE

Senate Minority Chief Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Democrats are nonetheless firmly entrenched of their place that except they get a deal on an extension to expiring Obamacare tax credit, they will not present the votes to reopen the federal government. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu through Getty Photos)

"Chuck Schumer simply stated the quiet half out loud: Democrats are gleefully inflicting ache on the American individuals over their push to present unlawful aliens free healthcare," White Home deputy press secretary Abigail Jackson stated in a press release offered completely to Fox News Digital .

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Fox Information' Rachel Wolf, Preston Mizell and Diana Stancy contributed to this report.

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