ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith walked off the stage during a town hall after criticizing politicians for not solving the government shutdown .

Smith, who hosts ESPN's First Take , participated in the event conducted by cable network NewsNation on Wednesday night, Oct. 16, in Washington, D.C., along with host Chris Cuomo and other guests, including Bill O’Reilly.

The government shutdown, which began on Oct. 1 and is in its third week, was a top issue during the town hall. Republicans have "passed a bill that funds the government at the level the Democrats wanted," Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, told the panel and its audience, according to NewsNation .

To that, Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, replied that Republicans "have the trifecta" in that the party has the White House

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