U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., the House minority whip, told Fox News that Democrats understand American families are suffering due to the ongoing shutdown of the federal government, but explains, “It is one of the few leverage times we have.”

Rapid Response 47, a pro-Trump X account, highlighted the video of Clark’s interview with Fox News reporter Chad Pergram, commenting, “These people are SICK!”

WATCH:

🚨 @WhipKClark, the number two House Democrat, on the Democrat Shutdown: “Of course there will be families that are going to suffer… but it is one of the few leverage times we have.”

These people are SICK! pic.twitter.com/7MRHsmGMGx

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) October 22, 2025