
Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison and colleagues demonstrating against GOP government shutdown in 2013.
Today, Kasie Hunt of NBC News took to Twitter to blame “both sides” for the current mess in Washington, including another potential federal government shutdown. Here’s Hunt’s tweet:
Moments where both sides in Congress blame the other for a basic failure to execute constitutional responsibilities to all Americans are part of why trust levels in Congress are so low.
— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) December 21, 2017
Almost immediately, Hunt got slammed on Twitter by many people who all had essentially the same reaction. Here are a few samples, including one from Messaging Matters: