The State Department slammed Dems over the shutdown, warning of national security risks

First on Fox: Secretary Marco Rubio’s State Department Attacked Democrats over the federal government shutdown and exposed the hypocrisy of former State Department officials considering how damaging the shutdown is to the country.

is the federal government About three weeks Many government employees will be shut down after receiving partial salary during the last pay period and will face full arrears in the coming days.

“President Trump is delivering historic peace deal after historic peace deal,” State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott told Fox News Digital. “Democrats in Congress are delivering a shutdown that undermines our national security.”

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The State Department noted the national security risks posed by the government shutdown. (John McDonnell/Getty Images)

The holdup in Washington is in the Senate, where Democrats are insisting that Republicans undo Medicaid policy changes that were signed into law. President Donald TrumpA big beautiful bill of law.

Will have to break ranks with Senate Democrats Minority Leader Chuck SchumerDN.Y., to break the 60-vote threshold needed to pass a continuing resolution that would reopen the government in late November.

“Democrats in Congress have decided to put our national security at risk Politically motivated government shutdown” a State Department official told Fox News Digital.

“Republicans on Capitol Hill are poised to move forward with a clean continuing resolution, but instead, Democrats are trying to seize the moment to advance political pet projects like healthcare for illegal immigrants, ever-increasing covid payments and damaging climate extremism,” the State Department official added.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks after the Democratic Senate Policy Luncheon Oct. 7 in the US Capitol. With Amy Klobuchar, speaking as the government shutdown continues. (Kevin Dietz/Getty Images)

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Republicans currently hold 53 seats in the Senate, although Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa.And Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., has crossed paths and voted to reopen the government in some of the last ten unsuccessful votes.

“Putting the American people last, Democrats are forcing the American people to have a State Department with limited diplomatic engagement around the world, significantly reduced communications and disruptions that will affect US foreign policy,” The Officials of the Department of State explained to Fox News Digital. “We will do our best to continue critical campaigns, but obstruction by Democrats will have a serious impact on the national security interests of the United States,” the official added.

Speaker Mike Johnson, left, and President Donald Trump, right, have taken different approaches to portraying federal cuts during the ongoing government shutdown. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, via Getty Images; Francis Chung/POLITICO/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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The State Department also noted commentary from previous administrations that undermined Democrat messages surrounding the shutdown.

Former Secretary of State John Kerry said in October 2013, “We can never again have a self-inflicted shutdown like the one we just endured.” President Obama “The shutdown has emboldened our enemies… emboldened our rivals and frustrated our friends who look to us for stable leadership,” he said.

“I believe that those standing in the way (of a resolution) need to think long and hard about the message we send to the world when we can’t get our own act together,” Kerry said of the 2013 shutdown.

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Former Secretary of State and Democratic candidate for President Hillary Clinton Also noted the harmful effects of a government shutdown in 2013, “A partial government shutdown is emblematic of many in politics choosing scorched earth over common ground.”

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has criticized government shutdowns in the past. (Getty Images)

“We cannot allow partisanship to override citizenship,” Clinton said in a 2013 Sacred Heart Great Names address.

Ex Secretary of State Antony BlinkenThose who served in the Biden administration said, “If we’re serious about U.S. leadership in the world, we can’t continue to operate without knowing whether we’ll have a budget for the next fiscal year, forcing us to impose damaging cuts and freezes,” during a spending battle last year.

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Another date has not yet been set for an additional vote on a continuing resolution to increase government funding, although Senate Majority Leader John Thune said additional votes could be held this week.

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