Why are Democrats continuing to reject all Republican attempts to reopen the government? Thanks to Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin, we may finally have an answer.

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From The Gateway Pundit:

Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) accused Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of orchestrating a secret “backroom deal” with fellow Democrats to deliberately keep the government shut down until after Tuesday’s elections.

During an interview, Mullin disclosed that Schumer privately instructed Senate Democrats to “wait it out” rather than negotiate with Republicans to reopen the government.

Mullin blasted the strategy as a cynical move to protect Democrat turnout in key states.

According to Senator Mullin, “Chuck Schumer, in a private meeting with other Democrat senators, said that if they’d just wait until after the election, he’d release the handcuffs.” He did this because he was reportedly “afraid [the Democrats’] base wouldn’t show up … in Virginia, New Jersey, and New York.”

The Senator accused Democrats like Senator Schumer of “holding the American people as leverage” in order to score political points.

You can watch this interview below:

🚨 BREAKING: Sen. Markwayne Mullin just outrageously revealed Chuck Schumer held a BACK-ROOM MEETING and demanded Democrat senators wait until after tonight’s elections to reopen the government

“Because they were afraid their base wouldn’t show up today in Virginia, NJ, NYC.”… pic.twitter.com/NVJi4IES2h

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 4, 2025

The government has been shut down for over 5 weeks now, making this the longer shutdown in our nation’s history. Meanwhile, our infrastructure is in danger, and more and more families are having to go without pay. If what Senator Mullin is saying is true, it would mean that Senator Schumer endangered America families all to win a few off-year elections.

Let’s pray for the truth about these accusations to be revealed, and let’s pray for an end to this shutdown that will honor God and bless this nation!

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