In a now deleted tweet, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) posted the rebuttal speech himself and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) made after President Donald Trump’s Oval Office address.
Near the very end of the video, Schumer and Pelosi were caught making some strange remarks before the camera cut out.
Watch below (Credit: M Trump/YouTube) –
Transcript:
Pelosi: Damn(?)
[Schumer gasps]
Pelosi: I ex- … His remarks made our remarks…
Schumer: Better!
Pelosi: Better!
Schumer: What are we supposed to do?
Staff: …Supposed to talk to the (inaudible).
It seems like Schumer reposted an edited version of his original tweet shortly after it was deleted:
There is no excuse for hurting millions of Americans over a policy difference. Federal workers are about to miss a paycheck. Some families can’t get a mortgage to buy a new home. Farmers and small businesses won’t get loans they need. #TrumpShutdown pic.twitter.com/Abke9qAtjH
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) January 9, 2019