Joe Scarborough Spends Over 2 Minutes Declaring Democrats Won Government Shutdown

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough spent over two and a half minutes of Monday’s “Morning Joe” episode claiming that the government shutdown was a victory for the Democratic Party.

Seven Democratic senators and one independent joined every Senate Republican except for Rand Paul of Kentucky to pass a compromise continuing resolution to fund the government through Jan. 30, 2026, and includes three full-year appropriations bills, ensuring that the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Veterans Affairs and legislative operations are fully funded for the next fiscal year. Scarborough claimed that during the 40-day shutdown, Democrats had proven Republicans didn’t care for “working people.” (RELATED: John Kennedy Responds To Chuck Schumer’s Newest Demands For Reopening Government As Only He Can)

“What have they done? They have found out and they have exposed the White House that is working overtime to give tax cuts to billionaires,” Scarborough told “Morning Joe” co-host Jonathan Lemire. “At the same time, they’re working overtime to take snap assistance, to take food assistance from working Americans and this has exposed just how much the Republican Party hates the idea of helping working Americans, helping middle class Americans who are struggling with health care.”

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“So you take that and you take the massive win that Democrats had this past week, massive, historic in some ways where Steve Bannon said Democrats erased 10 years of Republican gains in one night,” Scarborough continued. “And why did that happen? Donald Trump said it happened because of the government shutdown.”

Democrats won high-profile elections in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City, while also passing a highly-partisan congressional map in California on Tuesday.

“I wish Democrats, for once, just once could take a win and then understand the Republicans. They were never going to help working Americans. They learned that through this process. So, you know who else learned that through this process? The American voter,” Scarborough said. “Donald Trump was exposed and the administration was exposed and Republicans were exposed as the party that fought like hell to give tax cuts to billionaires, to multinational corporations, to the richest of the rich. And we learned just last week they were trying to extend those tax cuts to even more billionaires, to give them even bigger tax cuts.”

“At the same time, they were fighting like hell to stop working Americans from getting basic food assistance and just a helping hand, just a little helping hand with our health care costs,” Scarborough continued. “So, yeah, the government shutdown is going to come to an end. But the reality of what this Republican Party stands for today, the reality of what Donald Trump was fighting for this past week that will stay with voters for years to come.” (RELATED: ‘Terrible Night’: Scott Jennings Warns Democrats’ Election Rout Came With Price For Party’s ‘Image’ In Long Run)

Democrats’ initial demands for their support for a continuing resolution that would end the government shutdown, which is now the longest in history, involved restoring over $1 trillion in funding for various priorities, including enhanced subsidies for Obamacare passed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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