Conservative talk show host Sean Hannity blames congressional Republicans for President Trump's continued dialogue with Democratic leaders, saying late Thursday that the GOP's unwillingness to pass legislation drove the president into Democrats' arms.
"What you're watching unfold here is the failure that has literally pushed this president into the arms of Chuck Schumer
Chuck SchumerPuerto Rico's statehood piques Congress's interest post-election Feds charge Staten Island man over threat to Schumer, FBI CIA director meets with McConnell amid speculation over possible firing MORE and Nancy Pelosi," Hannity said on the Fox News Channel.
"Republicans in the House and Senate have zero sense of urgency, no sense of accountability. And even after promising for years and years and years they would deliver for you the American people, they have not," he continued.
"So, with Republican lawmakers not in his corner, well, the president has few options. He can either wait around for Republicans to get their act together, or he can try to forge ahead on his own, and that means even reaching out to Democrats," he said.
Hannity's staunch defense of Trump comes as the president faces backlash for working with Senate Minority Leader Charles SchumerChuck SchumerPuerto Rico's statehood piques Congress's interest post-election Feds charge Staten Island man over threat to Schumer, FBI CIA director meets with McConnell amid speculation over possible firing MORE (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on the debt ceiling and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Trump has come under fire from some of his staunchest allies, including conservative firebrand Ann Coulter and Breitbart News, which is run by his former chief strategist Stephen Bannon.
Coulter ripped Trump on Thursday, saying he is "off the Trump train," and suggested she wanted to see him impeached.
At this point, who DOESN'T want Trump impeached? https://t.co/g1mMhmm8ng
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) September 14, 2017
Breitbart went as far as referring to the president as "Amnesty Don" in response to his continued dialogue on DACA with Pelosi and Schumer, after his administration announced last week the Obama-era program would be ended.
