Vice President JD Vance predicted on Wednesday that the federal government shutdown would be quick because moderate Democrats were already 'cracking.'
Vance appeared alongside press secretary Karoline Leavitt at the White House press briefing, the first since the government shutdown began.
He was asked if the shutdown would be lengthy due to Republicans claiming that Democrats want to fund healthcare for illegal immigrants and Democrats saying the Republicans are lying. Democrats have resisted passing a funding bill over expiring Obamacare subsidies, which cannot be utilized by illegal immigrants.
'I can't predict what congressional Democrats are going to do,' Vance said before answering, 'I actually don't think it's going to be that long of a shutdown.'
'This is a pure guess from the Vice President of the United States because I think you already saw some evidence that moderate Democrats are cracking a little bit,' he added.
