Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) is facing criticism after a resurfaced 2023 video shows him passionately denouncing government shutdowns under former President Joe Biden, yet now, with President Donald Trump back in power and another shutdown looming, Schiff is shifting the blame to Republicans.
The video, now circulating on social media, captures Schiff warning about the severe consequences of a government shutdown when Democrats controlled both the Senate and the White House. He expressed concerns for federal workers, TSA employees, and military personnel who would miss paychecks during a funding lapse.
“Had the government shut down, hundreds of thousands of people would have not gotten their paychecks. Federal employees would have been furloughed, sent home. Others deemed essential, like TSA workers, they would have been forced to go to work and not paid,” Schiff said in the video.
