Democrats Respond to <br />Trump's Oval Office Speech House Speaker Nancy Pelosi <br />and Senate Minority Leader <br />Chuck Schumer led the response. They called out <br />the president for <br />choosing "fear" over "facts" and urged him to <br />"end this shutdown." The U.S. government <br />has been under a partial <br />shutdown for almost three weeks. Pelosi called Trump's focus <br />on the border wall an "obsession." She referred to the <br />shutdown as Trump holding <br />critical services and the <br />American people "hostage." Schumer stated that the <br />shutdown and the border <br />security should be treated <br />as two separate issues. Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader
