Chuck Schumerby looking him in the eye to grill him about hiscontroversial vote in support of a spending bill.

“So, I’m just going to throw it out there: Why?

What were you thinking?

Whoopi Goldberg and Chuck Schumer on The View

Whoopi Goldberg and Chuck Schumer on ‘The View’.Credit:ABC (2)

And, why?”

“Worse than we’re seeing now?”

Goldberg cut in to ask, with Schumer replying, “Much.

Chuck Schumer on ‘The View’

Chuck Schumer on ‘The View’.ABC

That’s why I did it.

I wasn’t going to take this flak just for having a lot of fun.

The bottom line is, the government shutdown works like this.

All government spending is stopped.

if he was only able to court a small number of party votes.

I think you and nine other Democrats caved.

You’ve got to fight smart.

That bill, it was bad.

I hated it, but it does far less damage.

Because we give you an opportunity.

“When we do that, that is how you have the dialogue.

It’s not personal, you know?”

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