House Democrats held what was supposed to be a 24-hour government shutdown livestream

House Democrats held what was supposed to be a 24-hour government shutdown livestream, but it was cut short over lackluster viewership, with Politico reporting the stream peaked at around 1,000 viewers.

Jesse Watters: “In America, there are 40M registered Democrats. Guess how many were watching Hakeem’s livestream? 36, and one of those 36 was [Fox News].”

NYP Headline: “Dems mocked after gov’t shutdown livestream gets only 400 viewers: ‘Party of 18% approval and sinking’”

PATHETIC: House Democrats held what was supposed to be a 24-hour government shutdown livestream, but it was cut short over lackluster viewership, with Politico reporting the stream peaked at around 1,000 viewers.

Jesse Watters: “In America, there are 40M registered Democrats.… pic.twitter.com/pDMoQ7U9G6

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