Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is pushing Congress to a government shutdown because he is scared of being challenged in a primary by far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Tom Cotton (R-AR) theorized to Breitbart News.

After Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) reportedly left their Monday afternoon meeting with President Donald Trump without a deal to avoid a government shutdown before the Wednesday deadline, Cotton blasted the New York senator in an exclusive statement.

“Chuck Schumer is shutting down the government because he’s terrified of a primary from AOC. His actions are disgraceful,” the Arkansas Republican said when asked for his reaction to congressional Democrats’ refusal to agree on a short-te

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