Ana Navarro renames Freedom Caucus to ‘Fundraising Caucus’ amid looming shutdown

The View co-host Ana Navarro let her resentment for the House Freedom Caucus show during a discussion of the federal budget.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg appeared for an interview with the hosts on Friday. He shared his insight on the looming government shutdown that could happen if Congress doesn’t approve a budget by 12:01 a.m. on Sunday.

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“What seems to be happening is a handful of fringe Republicans in the House are really holding the whole process hostage demanding further and deeper cuts,” Buttigieg said. When asked to name them, he went on: “It’s too many to name. You definitely can look them up. You see them holding the whole process up. A lot belong to what’s called the Freedom Caucus.”

“They shouldn’t be called the Freedom Caucus; they should be called the Fundraising Caucus,” Navarro said, “’cause, frankly, all they’re trying to do is fundraise out of these theatrics.”

Later in the interview, Buttigieg again refused to confirm nor deny President Joe Biden’s support of a four-day workweek for United Auto Workers members. Instead, the secretary offered the support of the Biden administration in coming to a deal.

“We don’t get into the finer points of the numbers being negotiated at the table because we’re not a party to the negotiations. It’s between the companies and unions,” Buttigieg said. “The president has always been pro-union, pro-worker president. I know it’s a big contrast from the last presidency, which was pretty anti-labor in many of its policies.”

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The last time the UAW went on strike was in 2019, and in those six weeks, the largest auto union in the nation cost General Motors $3.6 billion. This time, the union is striking against three large automakers.

UAW boasts a membership of 400,000 in the United States. At the moment, only some of its members are on strike, with 38 facilities across 20 states taking part.