Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., told Newsmax on Thursday that Democrat-led opposition to the continuing resolution passed by the House of Representatives shows “they will do anything to obstruct President [Donald] Trump.”

The GOP majority in the House on Tuesday passed legislation favored by Trump to keep the government funded through September by a vote of 217-213. Although the Republicans hold a 53-47 advantage in the Senate, they need some Democrats to approve the measure, or it will fail to achieve the 60 votes necessary to pass the upper chamber.

“Wake Up America” host Sharla McBride played a clip from 2023 in which Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said, “The last thing Americans need right now is a pointless government shutdown.” Mullin said it’s just more “hypocrisy from the Democrats.”

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