Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) predicted how the Schumer Shutdown will come to an end in his one-of-a-kind way of saying things that gets the point across brilliantly.
During his appearance on Monday on Fox Business' Larry Kudlow's show, the two discussed the shutdown caused by Democrats led by Sen. Chuck Schumer (NY). He said that the GOP will fold on the insane things the Democrats want funded (healthcare for illegal aliens, pastry cooking classes for male prostitutes in Haiti, funds for transgender people in Nepal, etc.) when "donkeys fly backwards."
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"My Democratic colleagues want us to restore all of that," Kennedy said. "They want $1.5 trillion to open government back up, Larry. And that will happen, it will happen when donkeys fly backwards. We're not going to give in."
Kennedy then explained how he sees the shutdown ending. (It comes at the 6:29 minute mark.)
"This shutdown is not about policy, it's about politics," the LA senator said. "And Sen. Schumer, this is what's going on, he is trying to get the loon wing, the socialist wing of the Democratic Party, which is in control, to love him, and they will never love him. They won't."
"It will end eventually, when Senator Schumer goes to six or eight of his members and his Democrats and says, 'Do me a favor. Vote to open it back up. I may have to criticize you. I'm not going to vote with you, but I need a way out of this. I need an off-ramp," Kennedy said.
"And that's what's going to happen," he added. "But he's got to be careful because if it looks contrived, he's blown it. And he can't look like he's having a mutiny. But that's how we'll open back."
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Kennedy said what the Democrats and Schumer are saying with this shutdown is that unless the Republicans and President Donald Trump "give the Democrats $1.5 trillion" and allow them to dictate exactly how the money will be spent, they won't give in. And Kennedy said there's no way the GOP will be doing that.
And he's right. This is complete insanity. Trump won the White House, and the Republicans are the majority party in Congress.
The GOP needs to remain on offense. Even members of the legacy media have confronted Democrats over the Schumer Shutdown and called out people like Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) for their hypocrisy.
During his appearance on "Meet the Press," NBC played a montage of Jeffries's past comments advocating against government shutdowns for political gain.
OOF — NBC plays Hakeem Jeffries a montage of past Democratic leaders advocating AGAINST government shutdowns, for political gain.
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) October 6, 2025
This is looking BAD for the Left.pic.twitter.com/e7EgbFIUh0
Trump and the Republicans need to keep up the pressure because it's working.
Editor’s Note: The Schumer Shutdown is here. Rather than put the American people first, Chuck Schumer and the radical Democrats forced a government shutdown for healthcare for illegals. They own this.
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