Jeh Johnson was the head of Homeland Security under Obama and during a recent appearance on CNN, he broke with his party, suggesting that Democrats should vote to reopen the government.
Johnson said that what he fears is that the minority party will start doing this every time they have a chance to bring the country to a standstill over a particular issue.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer recently said that he is fine with keeping the government closed until planes are falling out of the sky, so no one knows how long this is going to continue.
Transcript via Breitbart News:
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson discussed the government shutdown and said, “I’m going to break from the party line here on this. I’m a Democrat. I’m with Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) and Sen. Angus King (I-ME).” And urged Democrats to vote to re-open the government or else there will be a precedent where keeping the government open is linked to something else.
Source
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/10/obamas-homeland-security-chief-jeh-johnson-says-democrats/