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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth took aim at Democrats on Saturday, criticizing their handling of the ongoing government shutdown as the standoff between the two parties now rolls into its fifth day.

"We're dealing with a Chuck Schumer special right now," Hegseth said on " The Sunday Briefing ," speaking of the Department of War.

"This is the vanity of one man who doesn't want to look weak to his base, so he's trying to look tough, throw $1.5 trillion on top of what is otherwise a clean bill to fund the government, to move along on a regular order.

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"We're going to fight through it," he continued. "But it's unfortunate that the Democrats are p

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