JD Vance Predicts How Long Government Shutdown Will Last

Vice President J.D. Vance predicted on Wednesday that the government shutdown will likely end quickly because some moderate Democrats could be willing to work with Republicans.

Only three Democrats sided with Republicans to keep the government open, while the remainder of the party voted to shut it down over their demands to extend tax credits in the Affordable Care Act. Vance told Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy that the shutdown likely will not last long because congressional Democrats understand the “fundamental illogic” of their actions.

“The big holdup is, of course, that you guys say illegal immigrants are getting taxpayer funded healthcare, Democrats say you’re lying. That makes it feel like it could be a really long shutdown. Is this going to be a long shutdown?” Doocy asked.

“You know, I don’t know. I can’t predict what congressional Democrats are going to do, Peter. But I actually don’t think it’s going to be that long of a shutdown. This is a pure guess from the vice president of the United States, because I think you’ve already saw some evidence that moderate Democrats are cracking a little bit. They understand the fundamental illogic of this,” Vance said.

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Vance said that Democrats have changed their tune on shutdowns and now believe that they must get every policy proposal they want to keep the government open.

“For years, every single one of us, we can remember Barack Obama on the White House lawn, we can remember Chuck Schumer, we can remember Nancy Pelosi for years, in Chuck Schumer’s case literally decades, we’ve heard them say you don’t shut the government down over policy disagreements. Republicans think this thing about healthcare, that thing about healthcare. Republicans think this thing about immigration, Democrats disagree.”