MAGA Senator Stunned Into Silence On-Air After Learning Trump Admin Sold Out His State
Republican Sen. Tim Sheehy Montana appeared briefly at a loss for words when asked about President Donald Trump’s administration’s decision. cut $1 billion in clean energy intended fund for the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Center, which includes the state.
In an interview on CNN’s “The Source” on Tuesday, Sheehy was asked about funding cuts the Energy Department announced earlier this month. The senator dodged the question entirely and instead attributed DOE’s decision to: ongoing government shutdownHe blamed Democrats for this.
“As I said, we want the government to be open,” he told journalist Kaitlan Collins. “You should tell that to Chuck Schumer, who shut down the government. I agree we need to open the government now. This is an unnecessary shutdown.”
When Collins asked whether the Trump administration’s funding cuts would hurt Montana overall, Sheehy provided a list of services (including air traffic controllers and cattle transportation) affected by the shutdown, which is now in its third week.
“So we voted eight times to reopen the government, but we were not supported by our friends across the aisle,” he said, referring to Democrats.
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But once again, Collins looked determined. When he said Energy Minister Chris Wright specifically told him this In an interview on October 2 Sheehy seemed caught off guard when he said the canceled grant had nothing to do with the closure.
After a few seconds of uncomfortable silence, he said, “It’s unfortunate that we’re still closed. We shouldn’t be.”
It’s no surprise that footage of the moment was widely mocked on social media.
“I’ve never seen someone look so obviously stupid without the interviewer telling them that’s the way it is. He avoided the question and looked like an idiot,” one person said. wrote to x.
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Added another: “Mute at last. Well done.”
Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL and Senate member who took office in January, has faced criticism After the interview with Collins compared to earlier this year global trade war He was encouraged by Trump to renovate a house.
When asked about the “short-term pain” of Trump’s tariffs, Sheehy said, “If you’re going to remodel your house to eventually make it better, it’s going to be really annoying in the short term to have your house remodeled and have drywall dust everywhere and workers in your living room.”
