Overview
- President Trump told Senate Republicans the shutdown was a big negative factor for the party after election setbacks.
- NewsNation’s Leland Vittert pressed Sen. Roger Marshall on voter perception and warned on-air of potential impacts such as food assistance lapses and fewer flights by Thanksgiving.
- Marshall pushed back, asserting that funding the government requires 60 votes in the Senate even with GOP control of the House, Senate leadership, and the White House.
- He emphasized Republican goals of moving toward a balanced budget and said reopening would not come at the expense of further budget compromises.
- The exchange aired on NewsNation’s On Balance and was reported by Mediaite as a pointed on-air dispute over shutdown consequences and GOP messaging.