Pennsylvania Democratic Senator John Fetterman delivered a scathing indictment of his own party’s leadership, explicitly calling out Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer over the ongoing federal government shutdown, branding it an “absolute failure.”

In an interview posted on social media Thursday, Fetterman slammed the political maneuvering behind the budget impasse, which began on October 1 after the Senate failed to pass a continuing resolution.

Fetterman reserved his sharpest words for the idea that the shutdown could somehow benefit Democrats politically.

“Yeah, well, ask the hungry people on Saturday,” Fetterman retorted when asked about Schumer’s claims. “Americans are not leverage.”

Fetteerman emphasized the real-world consequences, dismissing the political contest as a “sh

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