Let's talk about Trump’s Shutdown_ prime time debate edition....

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Well, howdy there, Internet people. It's Belle again. So today, we're going to talk about Trump's shutdown, primetime debate edition.

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In one of the more politically entertaining moments so far in the shutdown, Hakeem Jeffries, the top Democrat in the House, challenged Speaker of the House Johnson to get out there and defend shutting the government down over a Republican desire to not help the working class.

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Or, as Jeffries politely put it, "...fully and transparently explain and defend our differing budget values to the American people." Jeffries challenged Johnson to a primetime nationally televised debate on the House floor. Quote, one-on-one. Jeffries sent a letter to Johnson saying, quote, It went on, saying, quote,

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Given the urgency of the moment and the Republican refusal to negotiate a bipartisan agreement, a debate on the House floor will provide the American people with the transparency they deserve. It will also give you an opportunity to explain your my-way-or-the-highway approach to shutting the government down. When Democratic votes are needed to resolve the impasse that exists.

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Johnson predictably refused the request to inform the American people about what's happening, saying, quote, The House has done its job.

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I'm not going to let Hakim try to pretend for these theatrics. This is a Chuck Schumer decision. The ball is in the Senate's court now. In my opinion, theatrics is threatening to fire American workers and damaging the economy if you don't get your way.

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I would also suggest if the House passed a bill that cannot pass in the Senate, they've not done their job. That's literally the exact opposite. If the House had done their job, the government would be funded.

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Imagine Democrats passing a bill in the House that said all Americans get health care and universal basic income and a pony and a 54 weeks paid vacation every year and then saying, oh, we know it can't pass the Senate, but we passed a bill. Our job is done. Politically, Johnson is smart for declining to attempt to defend Republican decision-making to the public. It really doesn't add up.