WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 01: U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt (R) looks on during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on October 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. Vance joined Leavitt to discuss the federal government shutdown, after Congress and the White House failed to reach a funding deal by the October 1 deadline and halted U.S. government services for the first time in nearly seven years. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

VP Vance calls out Schumer, Senate Dems for holding Americans ‘hostage’ amid Govt. shutdown

Vice President JD Vance recently criticized Senate Democrats, singling out Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and denouncing what he described as the “preposterous” assertion that the Democrat Party is not seeking to provide taxpayer-funded healthcare to illegal immigrants amid the government shutdown.

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