Jasmine Crockett Hits GOP With Damning Funding Forecast: ‘They Have A Trump Trifecta’

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Sunday took intention at Republicans as she declared that Democrats wouldn’t be in charge should a government shutdown take place subsequent month.

“The query is that if we are going to do every part to maintain the federal government open, however proper now, they’ve a Trump trifecta. So when and if the federal government shuts down, it’s gonna be on Trump and his minions,” she mentioned of the GOP in an interview with MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart.

“It isn’t going to be on us as Democrats as a result of we weren’t elected to intestine Social Safety, to intestine Medicaid and Medicare, to intestine USAID, to intestine any of those packages that they’re going after.”

Crockett continued, “We didn’t — that’s not what we campaigned on, in order that’s not what we’re going to do. We’ll allow them to try this by themselves.”

Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), when requested by CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday about Democrats’ “technique” with the looming authorities funding deadline on March 14, mentioned Democrats will “cross that bridge after we get to it.”

He then referred to as on lawmakers in his celebration to cease the “reckless” budget blueprint from going ahead when Republicans carry it to the Home ground on Tuesday.

Jeffries added that funding was the GOP’s “duty” as they management all three branches of presidency.

After Capehart requested if her celebration has the “abdomen to carry votes” from Home Republicans to maintain the federal government open, Crockett mentioned she “actually” hopes so, including that she gained’t vote for the proposal.

“Right here’s the factor: Our energy lies in standing collectively, and truthfully, that may be a message that not solely applies to us which are sitting within the Home however that truly applies to Democrats throughout the board,” Crockett mentioned.

“The extra that we are able to stand collectively, the stronger we’re. Everybody is aware of united we stand, divided we fall. And so, we had been divided within the election. We are able to’t permit them to divide us at this second.”