Kimmel Gets Triggered At Idea Schumer Is Behind Shutdown

ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel was not a fan of Speaker Mike Johnson using a Thursday press conference to angrily remind everyone that the only reason why the government is shut down is because Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is terrified of his base and needs “to cover his tail.” According to Kimmel, Johnson’s true motivation is to cover up the Epstein Files.

Kimmel declared, “Mike Johnson, this, you know, the squeaker of the House, Mike Johnson, gave quite a performance today trying to pretend Democrats are the reason he shut down the House of Representatives for almost a month. Watch how hard he acts here. He gets all mad trying to pretend this has anything to do with anything other than the Epstein Files.”

In the clip, Johnson got uncharacteristically angry at Schumer and abruptly left the press conference:

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