‘We’re Finished!’ CNBC’s Joe Kernen Shuts Down Fiery Interview With Senate Democrat

David Gilmour Oct 27th, 2025, 12:30 pm

CNBC’s host Joe Kernen shut down a fiery interview with Senator Rubén Gallego (D-AZ) Monday after the pair sparred for over the ongoing government shutdown and Democratic demands to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies .

The conversation began with Kernen questioning competing Senate proposals , but was quickly derailed when Gallego accused Republicans of “refus[ing] to hear” a clean bill to pay federal workers during the shutdown.

“Instead of debating it and actually putting it to a vote, [Republicans] stopped it altogether,” the Democrat said. “And our bill was actually very clean and simple, which is: give everybody, every employee that’s a government

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