President Trump on Friday said he’s prepared for a government shutdown over the contentious battle to fund his oft-promised wall on the U.S.-Mexico border — and put the blame squarely on Democrats.
“The Democrats now own the shutdown!” Trump wrote on Twitter Friday morning.
The Democrats now own the shutdown!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 21, 2018
Shutdown today if Democrats do not vote for Border Security!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 21, 2018
“Senator Mitch McConnell should fight for the Wall and Border Security as hard as he fought for anything. He will need Democrat votes, but as shown in the House, good things happen. If enough Dems don’t vote, it will be a Democrat Shutdown! House Republicans were great yesterday!” Trump wrote.- READ MORE