close Video

NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles!

Vice President JD Vance said Senate Democrats have taken the government "hostage," blaming them for the partial shutdown that began Wednesday.

"I have seen Democrats stand before the American people and say, ‘You don't shut down the government because you're not getting what you want.’"

"And here they are last night, the far-left faction of Senate Democrats . They shut down the government. Why? Because they're not getting what they want," Vance said on " Fox & Friends " Wednesday.

He pointed to Biden-era programs that directed taxpayer dollars to pay for healthcare for illegal migrants , programs Vance said were shut down when President Donald Trump took office in his second term.

SCHUMER, DEMOCRATS FACE HEAT FOR S

See Full Page