Steny Hoyer: Trump’s shutdown tweet an ‘absurd observation’

By Al Weaver

Published May 2, 2017 4:20pm ET

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Steny Hoyer: Trump’s shutdown tweet an ‘absurd observation’ — "For President Trump to say shutting down the government is something that's needed... is absurd, incorrect, and very harmful to the stability of the federal government," Hoyer said. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) | Jose Luis Magana

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said Tuesday that it was “absurd” for President Trump to say a government shutdown might be needed to “fix” the mess in Washington.

“That’s an absurd observation,” Hoyer told reporters at his weekly pen and pad Tuesday. But he said it could explain why Trump picked Mick Mulvaney as director of the Office of Management and Budget, given his support for the 2013 shutdown.

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