- The federal government entered a partial shutdown at midnight after the Senate failed to pass a funding bill.
- President Donald Trump went after Democrats in a tweetstorm on Saturday, the one year anniversary of his inauguration, calling the shutdown "a nice present."
- Vice President also attacked Democrats in a statement while flying to Egypt to begin a trip around the Middle East.
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'Democrats wanted to give me a nice present': Trump and Pence attack Democrats over shutdown
Both President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence attacked Democrats over the government shutdown on Saturday.
The White House came out swinging against Democrats on Saturday, pointing the finger squarely at the opposition for the federal government's partial shutdown that began at midnight.
"This is the One Year Anniversary of my Presidency and the Democrats wanted to give me a nice present," President Donald Trump tweeted Saturday morning, "DemocratShutdown."
Vice President Mike Pence also commented on the shutdown while flying to Cairo, Egypt to kick off a trip around the Middle East.
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Meanwhile, Schumer laid the blame on Trump and the GOP. According to the Democratic leader, Trump agreed to the outline of a deal on immigration, healthcare, and funding during a one-on-one meeting at the White House just hours before the deadline. But when Schumer returned to Congress, he said Trump and the GOP reneged on the deal.
Given that unwillingness to stick to a deal, Democrat came up with a shutdown name of their own — which also became the top trending phrase on Twitter worldwide — the Trump Shutdown.
there were four Republicans who voted against the measure on Friday and five Democrats who voted for it.
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