Johnson accuses Schumer of blocking ‘real discussion’ to keep government open

EXCLUSIVE: Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is accusing Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., of refusing to vote to end the government shutdown in order to kowtow to his left-wing base.Johnson told Fox News Digital in a sit-down interview that Democrats’ refusal to budge on their current position came up in an hour-long call he held with President Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon."[Trump is] very bothered by that, that Chuck Schumer would do this, Democrats would do this, because we haven't," the top House Republican said.He noted that Democrats had voted on a similar measure to what R