A Friday episode of PBS News Hour where New York Times columnist David Brooks manages to actually say something that fully triggers MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart is a rare occurrence, but this Friday Capehart could not tolerate the idea that Democrats are the ones corroding democracy with their government shutdown.
Capehart simply wasn’t having a fun time on Friday. When asked by host Geoff Bennett why Democrats aren’t being hypocritical, given their rhetoric around previous shutdowns, Capehart basically said it was different because Democrats are good and Republicans are bad.
Bennett then turned to Brooks and asked the opposite question, “And one of those reasons Democrats say is about extending Obamacare subsidies, with premiums set to skyrocket. Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia, he shared this example on social media. A Georgian earning $65,000 a year would see premiums jump from about $300 a month to over $950 a month. And, David, shouldn't the party that controls the House, the Senate and the White House do more to end a shutdown than just dig in?”
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