Shutdown Shakedown: Dems hold DC hostage | Red Hot Takes (Video)

Democrats have shut down the federal government because they think the federal debt isn’t spiraling out of control fast enough — they demand the Republican majorities in Congress agree to spend more taxpayer cash on Dems’ priorities.

Dems forced the shutdown by using the filibuster to prevent a Senate floor vote that would’ve passed the House “stopgap” bill to fund federal operations for another six weeks or so. NY Post Editorial Page Editor Mark Cunningham shares this story.