WASHINGTON—Vice President JD Vance said on Oct. 1 that he expects the government shutdown to be short-lived.
He said moderate Democrats appear to be breaking ranks and recognizing the drawbacks of prolonging the standoff.
“I actually don’t think it’s going to be that long of a shutdown,” Vance said during a press briefing at the White House.
“I think you already saw some evidence that moderate Democrats are cracking a little bit. They understand the fundamental illogic of this,” he added.
The last shutdown, which began in December 2018 during Trump’s first term, lasted 35 days, becoming the longest in U.S. history….
Vance Predicts Shutdown Won’t Last Long as Democrats Begin to Split
