MAGA Senator Was Just Stunned Into Silence On Air After Learning The Trump Admin Sold Out His State
Hot Topic Full coverage and conversation on PoliticsRepublican Sen. Tim Sheehy of Montana appeared to be briefly at a loss for words when asked about President Donald Trump’s administration’s decision to slash $1 billion in clean-energy funding intended for Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub, which includes his state. /uploads/allimg/2025/10/2889098865283043441.jpgAnna Moneymaker / Getty Images
In a Tuesday interview on CNN’s The Source, Sheehy was asked about the funding cuts, which were announced by the Department of Energy earlier this month. The senator dodged the question entirely, instead linking the DOE’s decision to the ongoing government shutdown, for which he blamed Democrats. /uploads/allimg/2025/10/6992489370768376630.jpgAndrew Harnik / Getty Images
“As I said, we want the government to be open,” he told journalist Kaitlan Collins. “You should be saying this to Chuck Schumer, who’s closing the government down. I‘m agreeing we should have the government open right now. This is an unnecessary shutdown.” @kaitlancollins/X/CNN / Via Twitter: @kaitlancollins
When Collins asked if the Trump administration’s funding cuts would hurt Montana overall, Sheehy rattled off a laundry list of services ― including air traffic controllers and cattle shipping ― that have been impacted by the shutdown, now in its third week. @kaitlancollins/X/CNN / Via Twitter: @kaitlancollins BuzzFeed Trending Hot Topic Let\“s chat about all things Politics See our Politics Discussions
“That’s why we’ve voted eight times to reopen the government, but we’ve not been supported by our friends across the aisle,” he said, alluding to Democrats. @kaitlancollins/X/CNN / Via Twitter: @kaitlancollins
Collins, however, once again seemed undeterred. When she pointed out that Energy Secretary Chris Wright had specifically told her in an Oct. 2 interview that the canceled grant had nothing to do with the shutdown, Sheehy appeared caught off-guard. @kaitlancollins/X/CNN / Via Twitter: @kaitlancollins
After a few seconds of uncomfortable silence, he replied, “Well, it’s unfortunate we’re still shut down. We shouldn’t be.” @kaitlancollins/X/CNN / Via Twitter: @kaitlancollins
Not surprisingly, footage of the moment was widely mocked on social media. Michael Ciaglo / Getty Images
“I’ve never seen someone made to look so patently foolish without the interviewer ever suggesting this was so. He just avoided the question and looked the fool,” one person wrote on X.
I’ve never seen someone made to look so patently foolish without the interviewer ever suggesting this was so. He just avoided the question and looked the fool.— Jason Gordan （@jasongordo626） October 15, 2025
@jasongordo626/X / Via Twitter: @jasongordo626
Added another: “Speechless at the end. Well done.”
Speechless at the end. Well done.— X- Jetsgobangbang （@jetsgobangbang） October 15, 2025
@jetsgobangbang/X / Via Twitter: @jetsgobangbang
Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL and Senate newcomer who took office in January, drew criticism after an interview with Collins earlier this year when he compared the global trade war instigated by Trump to a home renovation. Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images
When asked about the “short-term pain” of Trump’s tariffs, Sheehy replied, “If you’re gonna remodel your house to make it better in the end, it’s gonna be really annoying in the short term when your house is getting remodeled and there’s drywall dust everywhere and there’s workers in your living room.” Andrew Harnik / Getty Images
Watch the much-discussed clip of Sheey\“s conversation with Collins this week below:
Montana Sen. Tim Sheehy on the Energy Department canceling $1 billion in funding for Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub, which covers Montana and was praised by the state’s GOP governor as providing “good-paying Montana jobs.” pic.twitter.com/dd7YyvNzI2— Kaitlan Collins （@kaitlancollins） October 15, 2025
@kaitlancollins/X/CNN / Via Twitter: @kaitlancollins
This article originally appeared on HuffPost.
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