President Trump accused Senate Democrats of "holding the entire federal government hostage" during the course of the Schumer Shutdown, vowing that "We will not be extorted on this crazy plot of theirs."
In the White House Rose Garden, President Trump said, "Chuck Schumer and the Senate Democrats need to vote for the clean, bipartisan CR and reopen our government. It's got to be reopened right now."
"They are the obstructionists. And the reason they're doing it is because we're doing so well. We're doing well all over the world," he continued.
BREAKING 🚨 While in the Rose Garden President Trump has a message for Democrats: He will never CAVE to Democrat demands
— MAGA Voice (@MAGAVoice) October 21, 2025
"We WILL NOT BE EXTORTED on this CRAZY plot of theirs”
HOLD THE LINE 🔥 pic.twitter.com/k2bmVo5yoL
President Trump then described Senator Schumer as a politician in "deep trouble" and one who is "losing in all of the polls."
"He's even losing to AOC, plus three," he said, referring to the progressive Squad in the House of Representatives, consisting of AOC of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan.
The Schumer Shutdown has officially entered its third week.
"You can call it the Schumer shutdown or the Democrats' shutdown," Trump quipped on Tuesday.
"You can call it whatever you want. And I will say this, that we have Darth Vader, you know, Darth Vader, right?" the president said, referring to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russ Vought. "They call him Darth Vader. I call him a fine man, but he's cutting Democrat priorities, and they're never going to get them back.
🤣 POTUS jokes with @RussVought47
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"They call him Darth Vader. I called him a fine man — He is cutting Democrat priorities!"
All thanks to the Schumer Shutdown! pic.twitter.com/w0FR8f1UqX
"Many of the things that they wanted are things that we don't want. Things that are just so bad for our country, and we're cutting those things out," the president continued. "Today I'm calling on every Senate Democrat to stop the madness, to let our country get back."
"In the greatest moment in the history of our country, in terms of wealth, in terms of job creation and in terms of investment coming in, these guys go on strike. It's really a shame. So, I'm asking them to be smart. It's not working. They're getting killed in the polls. The public understands what they're doing. They're doing the wrong thing."
Editor’s Note: The Schumer Shutdown is here. Rather than put the American people first, Chuck Schumer and the radical Democrats forced a government shutdown for healthcare for illegals. They own this.
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