I too believe that Trump caused it because he is an ass. Only this morning, he was kind of suggesting that the marches yesterday was to celebrate his anniversary. That said, I am not in favor of any government shutdown because it mostly hurts those who need to be working most. Unfortunately, politics is a dirty sport. I am quite amused by the hypocrisy of the Republicans who spent the last six years of Obama's presidency vehemently standing in his way, yet now crying that the Democrats don't support them. It was also the Republican party that shut down the government back in 1995 for some 3 months that may have put a damper on that year's Christmas cheers for many. That was Newt's orchestrated shutdown, yet today, he is saying that the shutdown is a win for Chump and the Republicans. All these politicians are talking about what is a win or loss for them when hundreds of thousands of Americans are being furloughed.
Chump's white house is like a tenement yard. Here is their current hotline message;
A voicemail on the White House comment line at (202) 456-1111 brazenly blames Democrats for bungling talks to avoid the dreaded shutdown on the anniversary of President Trump’s 2017 inauguration.
The bizarre message goes so far as to say Dems are holding funding “hostage.”
"Thank you for calling the White House,” a woman says in the recorded message.
“Unfortunately, we cannot answer your call today because congressional Democrats are holding government funding, including funding for our troops and other national security priorities, hostage to an unrelated immigration debate.
“Due to this obstruction, the government is shut down,” she continues.
“In the meantime, you can leave a comment for the President at www.whitehouse.gov/contact. We look forward to taking your calls as soon as the government re-opens.”
The line was busy throughout Saturday night and early Sunday when dialed by the Daily News.