During an obligatory discussion about the second-longest government shutdown in U.S. history, Morning Joe guest and Politico columnist Jonathan Martin admitted on Wednesday that Democrats were holding out in defiance of President Trump while using health care as a “vehicle.” Trump hosted Senate Republicans for lunch at the White House on Tuesday, indicating a united Republican front.
Martin was asked by MSNBC’s Mike Barnicle about Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-SD) role in the budget mishap, to which he answered by explaining the issue that had plagued Republican efforts: “He has offered an olive branch, promising Democrats that there'll be almost simultaneous votes to reopen the government and then address the health care issue. But I think Thune is running up against something, which is words we don't typically say, ‘Democratic unity.’”
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