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Senate democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries have said in a joint statement early this morning that Donald Trump and Republicans had “shut down the federal government because they do not want to protect the healthcare of the American people ”. They said their party remained willing to “find a bipartisan path forward to reopen the government” and end the shutdown, but reiterated their position that the Republican stance on health care remains a barrier. “We need a credible partner,” they said. “Over the last few days, President Trump’s behavior has become more erratic and unhinged . Instead of negotiating a bipartisan agreement in good faith, he is obsessively posting crazed deepfake videos ,” they said. After months of making life harder and more expensive, Donald Trump and Republicans have now shut down the federal government… (Updated 1 Oct 2025, 19:16 IST; source: link)