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George Conway: GOP senators bear responsibility for shutdown because they took 'idiot' Trump serious
George Conway: GOP senators bear responsibility for shutdown because they took 'idiot' Trump seriouslyBY JOHN BOWDEN - 01/25/19 10:00 AM EST
George Conway, husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, tweeted Friday that Republican senators bear responsibility for the ongoing government shutdown due to their decision to take President Trump at his word.
Responding to a reported quote from Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) blaming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for the shutdown, Conway said the blame truly lay with every GOP senator who believed Trump wouldn't shut down the government over funding for his plans for a border wall.
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His tweet came a day after the Senate failed to advance two bills, one Republican-sponsored and one from Democrats, that would have ended the shutdown and provided funding to all government agencies.
The Republican bill, which included the more than $5 billion demanded by the White House for the wall, saw a weaker showing on the Senate floor than a similar plan from Democrats which did not include the funding.
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https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/426948-george-conway-gop-senators-bear-responsibility-for-shutdown
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