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Thursday on MSNBC’s “The Beat,” Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) said Democrats can not negotiate a solution to the government shutdown with President Donald Trump because he was “a hostage taking amoral person who makes no distinction between right or wrong.” Hirono said, 

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) stated he wouldn’t vote for a bill to reopen the government for a few weeks that contained a down payment on wall funding and stated that the president can’t

“You need 60 … We knew they both were not going to go anywhere, we thought, and now Mitch is negotiating with Chuck Schumer and we’ll see what happens,” Trump told reporters at the White House.

While speaking to reporters on Thursday, Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) stated that he believes border security should include “a barrier on our southern border.” He added that both parties need to negotiate, and he’ll “continue to vote to open our

Far-left pop star Cher fantasized about President Donald Trump getting put into a “straight jacket” and sent to prison in a recent social media rant.

Hollywood film director Rob Reiner warned that the “weak” and “childish” President Donald Trump would fail to defeat the “brilliant” Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi over the partial government shutdown, as the two sides remain in a stalemate over funding for security and constructing a border wall.

Thursday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” host Mika Brzezinski reacted to President Donald Trump delaying his State of the Union speech until after the partial government shutdown is over. There was a chance Trump was going to give the speech at another

On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) stated that President Trump will “have to use emergency funds” on the border. Gaetz said, “He’s going to have to use emergency funds at some

Wednesday while addressing the United States Conference of Mayors, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said President Donald Trump is holding the “American people hostage” to a “campaign applause line.” Pelosi was referring to the audience at campaign rallies cheering for

Rapper Offset blasted President Trump over the ongoing partial government shutdown, comparing government workers not being paid to slavery.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) offered a resolution on Wednesday which would allow President Donald Trump to speak before Congress and deliver his State of the Union address next week.

Twelve shutdown protesters were arrested outside of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell‘s office Wednesday afternoon.

Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV) on Wednesday invited President Donald Trump to deliver his State of the Union address in West Virginia.

“BUILD A WALL & CRIME WILL FALL!” Trump wrote. “This is the new theme, for two years until the Wall is finished (under construction now), of the Republican Party.”

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “All In,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) accused President Donald Trump of making federal workers wait in a “breadline, like during the depression.” Kaine was referring to the line outside a Washington, D.C. restaurant that offered free meals to unpaid

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show,” Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) said Democrats cannot give President Donald Trump the funding he has proposed for a border wall to end the government shutdown because that would encourage the president to “throw another

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The Beat,” network host Al Sharpton said President Donald Trump was treating federal employees who were not receiving paychecks but working through the partial government shutdown like slaves. Discussing Trump saying workers will have to “make adjustments,” Sharpton

Tuesday on KFGO’s “News & Views,” House Agriculture Committee chairman Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN) called on his Democratic colleagues to give President Donald Trump funding for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Peterson said, “The president got himself backed into

On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said he doesn’t think President Trump will get any Democrats to vote for his immigration proposal, and that while he thinks the government needs

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) stated that “smart walls, barriers that are welcoming,” are things he thinks House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) would agree to. Clyburn said that permanent DACA protections would

Tuesday, Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) cautioned against holding people “hostage,” saying once it is allowed President Donald Trump will try to do it “time and time again” for whatever he wants. Menendez said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that President Donald Trump

Speaking before the global elite in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, John Kerry called for President Donald Trump’s resignation. 

Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) on Tuesday said until the government is reopened, “there will be no successful negotiations” on President Donald Trump’s planned border wall. “There have been negotiations, but there will be no successful negotiations until the government reopens,”

“Without a Wall our Country can never have Border or National Security. With a powerful Wall or Steel Barrier, Crime Rates (and Drugs) will go substantially down all over the U.S. The Dems know this but want to play political games. Must finally be done correctly,” he wrote. “No Cave!”

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) took to Twitter on Monday to reflect on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, suggesting that “hatred” compelled President Donald Trump to shut down the government. 

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” Representative Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) stated that funding a border wall would be “The most painful concession for me to make,” and that if he is going to consider that, “I need to see

Pop star and left-wing activist Lady Gaga attacked Vice President Mike Pence over the weekend, referring to him as a “disgrace” and attacking him on his Christian faith.

In his Sunday appearance on New York AM 970 radio’s “The Cats Roundtable” with John Catsimatidis, Rep. Lee Zeldin’s (R-NY) commented on the ongoing partial government shutdown, saying if pay for Congress were to be cut off, there would be

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) said both Democrats and some Republicans “recognize” they cannot negotiate with President Donald Trump about immigration until the government is reopened because that would be rewarding “hostage taking.” Warner said, “Let

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) said President Donald Trump’s proposal on immigration was a “straw man proposal” that is not meant to become law. Saturday, Trump proposed a deal that includes $5 billion to partially fund a

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” House Homeland Security Committee chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) said he “would not rule out a wall in certain instances” as part of a deal to end the partial government shutdown. Discussing President Donald Trump

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) accused President Donald Trump of not caring about anyone but himself. While discussing Trump’s prosed deal to end the government shutdown, Gillibrand said, “The difference between what he has offered and

On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” Vice President Mike Pence said President Donald Trump’s offer to Democrats to end the shutdown was not amnesty. Saturday, Trump proposed a deal that includes $5 billion to partially fund a wall

Rock star Jon Bon Jovi’s JBJ Soul Kitchen will offer free meals to furloughed government workers and their families Monday afternoon.

Lindsey Graham lauded Trump’s compromise proposal to end the partial government shutdown and expressed enthusiasm about turning the plan into law.

On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “PoliticsNation,” Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) reacted to President Trump’s proposal on immigration and the government shutdown by stating President Trump is trying to “play us for fools.” Cleaver said, “Well, there’s no table. The president