Steve Schmidt on Gov’t Shutdown: ‘This Is an Act of National Vandalism and Act of Arson’

HOST Joining us now ░░░░░░░░ Steve Schmidt political strategist ░░░░░░░░ founder of The Warning ░░░░░░░░ YouTube channel and podcast ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ you put your strategist ░░░░░░░░ on here You heard ░░░░░░░░ former vice president say ░░░░░░░░ House Republicans are the ░░░░░░░░ line of defense to ░░░░░░░░ on a downpayment for ░░░░░░░░ future but he didn ░░░░░░░░ have to deal with ░░░░░░░░ a tight majority within ░░░░░░░░ House specifically How do ░░░░░░░░ think Kevin McCarthy gets ░░░░░░░░ of this bind SCHMIDT ░░░░░░░░ think that the most ░░░░░░░░ thing to recognize is ░░░░░░░░ degree in Mike Pence ░░░░░░░░ statement is is how ░░░░░░░░ gaslighting is involved in ░░░░░░░░ Mike Pence was the ░░░░░░░░ president of the most ░░░░░░░░ biggest spending administration in ░░░░░░░░ history that added more ░░░░░░░░ more quickly to America ░░░░░░░░ total debt than any ░░░░░░░░ administration ever Kevin McCarthy ░░░░░░░░ not a victim here ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy had an admonition ░░░░░░░░ his inaugural and it ░░░░░░░░ this He said To ░░░░░░░░ foolish men who seek ░░░░░░░░ by trying to ride ░░░░░░░░ back of the tiger ░░░░░░░░ careful because you wind ░░░░░░░░ inside the tiger And ░░░░░░░░ s what s happened ░░░░░░░░ Kevin McCarthy This is ░░░░░░░░ act of national vandalism ░░░░░░░░ act of arson that ░░░░░░░░ impose real hardship on ░░░░░░░░ American people This is ░░░░░░░░ something that is coming ░░░░░░░░ a mainstream it s ░░░░░░░░ from extremists including from ░░░░░░░░ Gosar that threatened to ░░░░░░░░ the chairman of the ░░░░░░░░ Chiefs of Staff yesterday ░░░░░░░░ this is part of ░░░░░░░░ ongoing unfolding story of ░░░░░░░░ extremist movement in America ░░░░░░░░ s assaulting the American ░░░░░░░░ over and over and ░░░░░░░░ again That s what ░░░░░░░░ re seeing.”