Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Sunday argued the government shutdown is being caused by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) “being petrified of their left flank.”

“This shutdown is a direct result of Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries being petrified of their left flank and wanting to show AOC and [New York City mayoral candidate] Zohran Mamdani and every other radical leftist that they are fighting back against President Trump,” Lawler told NewsNation’s Chris Stirewalt on “The Hill Sunday.”

“That's all this is about, Chris. This has nothing to do with health care. If you want to talk about health care and fixing health care in America, then we have a lot of work to do,” he added.

On Wednesday, Jeffries called Lawler a “malignant

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