GOP leaders blame ‘Schumer Shutdown’ on top Senate Dem’s caving to ‘far-left activist groups’

 Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) at the same presser accused his Democratic counterpart of having shut down the government "at the behest of a bunch of liberal, far-left activist groups."

The "government shutdown that the Democrats wanted," Senate Majority Leader John Thune (center) said.Getty Images

The "government shutdown that the Democrats wanted," Thune added, has put their party "into a box canyon."

Three Democrats joined 52 Senate Republicans to vote to keep the government open before the federal shutdown started at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer led the opposition.AP

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) led the opposition to the funding bill, in part because it didn't extend Obamacare subsidies that expire at the end of this year.

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