It’s the #SchumerShutdown: Trump seeks to rebrand government closure as it enters day nine with no end in sight
President Donald Trump sought to rebrand the government shutdown the fault of Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer
‘Great work by my Administration over the holidays to save Coast Guard pay during this #SchumerShutdown,’ he tweeted
The government shutdown is entering day nine with no end in sight
Negotiations are at a standstill
The government is not likely to reopen until next year and probably not until Democrats take control of the House on Jan. 3
By EMILY GOODIN
DAILYMAIL.COM
30 December 2018
President Donald Trump sought to rebrand the government shutdown the fault of Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer on Sunday as the standoff entered day nine with negotiations at a standstill.
‘Great work by my Administration over the holidays to save Coast Guard pay during this #SchumerShutdown. No thanks to the Democrats who left town and are not concerned about the safety and security of Americans!,’ he tweeted.
Trump has tried to push blame on the Democrats since the crisis began more than a week ago. He has stayed in the White House over Christmas instead of traveling to Mar-a-Lago and repeatedly taken to Twitter to try and shift the narrative.
‘I am in the White House waiting for the Democrats to come on over and make a deal on Border Security. From what I hear, they are spending so much time on Presidential Harassment that they have little time left for things like stopping crime and our military!,’ he tweeted on Saturday.
Democrats have dismissed the president’s efforts.
‘For the White House to try and blame anyone but the president for this shutdown doesn’t pass the laugh test,’ said Justin Goodman, a spokesman for Schumer, told the Associated Press last week.
In an extraordinary Oval Office shouting match earlier this month, Trump told Schumer and incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi he would take responsibility for any shut down.
‘You want to put that on [me], I’ll take it,’ Trump said. ‘You know what I’ll say: Yes, if we don’t get what we want, one way or the other – whether it’s through you, through a military, through anything you want to call – I will shut down the government. Absolutely.’
And he doubled down on the issue.
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