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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent<\/a> disputed NBC “Meet The Press” anchor Kristen Welker\u2019s suggestion Sunday that President Donald Trump is responsible for prolonging the ongoing government shutdown.<\/p>\n

During the latest episode of the political talk show, Bessent rejected Welker\u2019s assertion that the onus was on Trump to meet with Democratic lawmakers to end the shutdown.<\/p>\n

“When will President Trump meet with Democrats to try to bring this shutdown to a close and get federal workers their paychecks back again, Mr. Secretary?” Welker asked.<\/p>\n

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Bessent replied, “Well, Kristen, I\u2019m going to have to reject the premise of your question. Why does President Trump have to meet with Democrats? Democrats just need to go into the Senate and vote to end the shutdown.”<\/p>\n

The government shutdown entered its 27th day<\/a> Monday as lawmakers have yet to agree on spending legislation to begin the new fiscal year.<\/p>\n

Republicans advanced a short-term spending bill that would have bought more time for lawmakers to finalize funding for 2026. But Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., have shot down that measure repeatedly, demanding that Congress first address expiring COVID-era insurance subsidies. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Democrats continue to demand that any funding bill include an extension of enhanced Obamacare subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of 2025. But conservative groups are pushing back hard, arguing that those subsidies fuel higher health care premiums.<\/p>\n

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While Democratic leaders have blamed Trump for the shutdown, Republicans have pointed to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., saying he\u2019s avoiding a deal because of pressure from progressives like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.<\/a>, who has considerable sway over the Democratic Party.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“They are worried about the Marxist flank in the Democrat Party. The Marxists are about to elect a mayor in New York City. That’s Chuck Schumer’s state, and he’s terrified that he’s going to get a challenge from his far left,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.<\/a>, said on Oct. 8.<\/p>\n

In the “Meet The Press” interview, Welker insisted Trump could act to end the shutdown.<\/p>\n

“But President Trump has said in the past it\u2019s up to the president. He\u2019s the president. He said that in the past. He said, \u2018You have to be a leader. The president has to lead. You have to get people into a room. You have to get a deal.\u2019 When\u2019s he going to do that?”<\/p>\n

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Bessent pushed back, blaming Schumer for the prolonged shutdown, suggesting he\u2019s beholden to Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s whims because of her power in the party.<\/p>\n

He said, “Well, he is leading, and there\u2019s no deal to do with Chuck Schumer. Chuck Schumer is trading off his polls. What\u2019s different than when he passed a clean CR in the spring? It\u2019s his polls. The whole country is being held captive to AOC\u2019s polls.”<\/p>\n

“But let\u2019s look at the numbers,” Bessent continued. “It\u2019s 52 to 3. Fifty-two Republicans have voted, I believe, it\u2019s 11 times to reopen the government. Three Democrats have. And right here, right now, I would urge moderate Democratic senators to come across the aisle, reopen the government, because, I\u2019ll tell you, we\u2019re starting to eat muscle here. This is starting to affect travel and it\u2019s starting to affect the economy.”<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital\u2019s Elizabeth Elkind and Leo Briceno contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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