Brit Hume Calls Current Shutdown Longest and Most Pointless He’s Witnessed

Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume said Monday that the ongoing government shutdown has dragged on longer than any he’s seen.

An NBC News poll found that 42% of voters blame Democrats in Congress for the ongoing government shutdown. During a panel discussion on “Special Report with Bret Baier,” Hume said most Americans aren’t paying much attention to the standoff, even as key sectors of the economy feel its impact.

“Well, I guess they are, but I think around the country, there are not that many people talking about it at all. Now, obviously, there are some sectors of the economy that are, as we’ve seen with airlines and so forth, that are strongly affected by this, but not that many,” Hume told host Bret Baier. “And this is an extraordinary thing. This is going to be the longest government shutdown that I’ve witnessed, certainly, over many years. It also may be the most pointless.”

Hume said Senate Democrats are using a filibuster to block a clean funding bill that would keep spending at current levels.

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