Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) is taunting Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for the predicament he faces in the ongoing government shutdown. Appearing Wednesday on “Fox & Friends,” Kennedy likened Schumer to a “pregnant nun” and claimed that the Democrat’s “relationship with the truth is very casual.” “The truth is that this is a political shutdown. Senator Schumer is, he’s nervous as a pregnant nun about losing his reelection to the socialist wing of his party, led by Congresswoman [Alexandria] Ocasio-Cortez, which is in control.” Adding that “we will eventually come out of this shutdown,” Kennedy went on to share how he thinks the stalemate between Democrats and Republicans will end. “Here’s how I think it will happen. Chuck, Senator Schumer, is a smart man,” he continued. “He’s been around a long time. His first car was a chariot. Washington is all he’s ever known his entire life. He knows he’s on shaky ground here in terms of policy.” “Schumer will go to six or eight of his colleagues and say — Democrats, of course — and say, ‘I want you to vote to lift the shutdown,’” Kennedy speculated. “Now, he’ll say, ‘I can’t vote with you, I’ve got to appear to be tough, I may even have to criticize you, but wink, wink, nod, nod, I’m trying to make the loon wing of the party love me, but you bail me out here.’” Kennedy added: “But he’s gotta be careful with that because he doesn’t want it to look like a mutiny. Because then he looks even weaker.” Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).Getty ImagesSchumer did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment on Kennedy’s remarks.The Louisiana Republican’s comments followed host Ainsley Earhardt playing a clip of Schumer responding to a question about whether he’s “worried about the pressure” that he’s been facing from the left. “No. The bottom line is very simple. We’re fighting for the American people. And it’s not just one small group of American people that want this; it’s across the board. Fifty-five percent of Trump voters, hardly a flank in our party, want this,” Schumer said in the clip. “That’s why we’re doing it.” The federal government shut down on Oct. 1 after Democrats and Republicans failed to reach an agreement over measures to protect health insurance for millions of Americans. Watch a clip of Kennedy’s comments below.Close