Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a news conference following the weekly Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 10, 2024 in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch)
In September 2024, Schumer warned of the implications that would follow if the government were to shut down.
"If the government shuts down, it will be average Americans who suffer most. A government shutdown means seniors who rely on Social Security could be thrown into chaos," the Democratic Senator said.
"So what changed, Chuck?" Trump's Rapid Response team said on Thursday in a post on X alongside a resurfaced clip of the remarks.
Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., amid the September spending bill fight, claimed that "MAGA Republicans have exploited each funding deadline to play political games and force their radical Project 2025 policies on Americans while American families’ livelihoods hang in the balance."
"This is no way to govern, but the last thing Florida families need is a government shutdown as Floridians prepare for Hurricane Helene and its difficult aftermath," Castor said.
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Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Chuck Schumer agreed in 2018 that the government should not be shut down ‘over a dispute.’ (Getty Images)
During the same meeting, Schumer mirrored Pelosi's stance, telling Trump that "we shouldn’t shut down the government over a dispute."
Castor, in response to Democratic opposition to the CR this week, told Fox News Digital, "Elon Musk and Republicans in Congress are exploiting a deadline to continue their illegal shutdowns and firings of public servants who serve veterans, neighbors who rely on Social Security and more."
"Let’s be clear: Republicans control the White House, the Senate, and the House. This is their chaos, their crisis, and their responsibility," Castor's office said in a statement. "If they want to ram through a funding bill that inflicts pain on the American people, they’ll have to do it on their own."
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., speaking to reporters, said that if Democrats shut down the government, it would be "a Schumer shutdown."
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla. (Al Drago)
A spokesperson for Pelosi told Fox News Digital that, given their majority, it is the Republicans' responsibility to fund the government.
"Republicans have control of the House, Senate and White House. Democrats are ready, willing and able to support bipartisan government funding – but Republicans walked away from negotiations, so it is their responsibility to fund the government. Democrats do not have the ability to shut down the government," a spokesperson for Pelosi told Fox.
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Fox News Digital reached out to Schumer for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.
Fox News' Julia Johnson and Remy Numa contributed to this report.
Aubrie Spady is a Writer for Fox News Digital.
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