President Trump
Donald John TrumpDems flip Wisconsin state Senate seat Sessions: 'We should be like Canada' in how we take in immigrants GOP rep: 'Sheet metal and garbage' everywhere in Haiti MORE told aides that he believes he will be blamed for the government shutdown “no matter what,” Politico reported Saturday.
“It’s Trump — they’re going to blame me no matter what,” Trump reportedly said on Friday.
The president had reportedly negotiated a funding deal with Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer
Charles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerDemocrats will need to explain if they shut government down over illegal immigration White House: Trump remarks didn't derail shutdown talks Schumer defends Durbin after GOP senator questions account of Trump meeting MORE (D-N.Y.) earlier Friday, but backed away from the deal after talking to GOP leaders, Democrats said.
Trump has repeatedly blamed Democrats during the lead-up to the shutdown and in the hours since.
He tweeted early Saturday that Democrats “could have easily made a deal but decided to play Shutdown politics instead.”
Democrats are far more concerned with Illegal Immigrants than they are with our great Military or Safety at our dangerous Southern Border. They could have easily made a deal but decided to play Shutdown politics instead. #WeNeedMoreRepublicansIn18 in order to power through mess!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2018
This is the One Year Anniversary of my Presidency and the Democrats wanted to give me a nice present. #DemocratShutdown
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2018
Republicans are hammering Schumer over the shutdown with the hashtag #SchumerShutdown, as well as a website emphasizing Democrats' role in failed negotiations. However, it was the hashtag #TrumpShutdown that was trending in the immediate aftermath of the Senate's failure to pass a bill.