In a hilarious turn of events, Democrat Senator Bob Menendez flipped out when confronted by Fox News with pictures from his Puerto Rico beach trip during the shutdown.
Watch as Menendez flips out on live TV:
Partial transcript:
MENENDEZ: “We had hours and hours and hours of meetings and you chose one thing —“ [crosstalk]
SCHMITT: “Well, no. I want to be fair. I want to be fair. I just want to ask you —“
MENENDEZ: “You guys are not fair. You’re neither fair nor balanced. So, thank you.”
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SCHMITT: “And we do want to fair to Senator Menendez. There had been hours of meetings, there was hours of meetings yesterday before their flight. They did six hours on Sunday. We did talk to congressman from California Tony Cardenas and he was more than happy to defend the decision to come down here amidst this partial government shutdown.”
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CARDENAS: “It’s important for people to understand that yes, a shutdown is going on in Washington. But as you can see people are living and thriving and trying to survive here, and it’s our job to come here, touch, feel, and understanding what Puerto Rico has been going through.”
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