{"id":1003246,"date":"2019-01-02T16:44:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T20:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1003246"},"modified":"2024-05-23T20:11:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T20:11:46","slug":"reality-check-trump-is-responsible-for-the-government-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/reality-check-trump-is-responsible-for-the-government-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"REALITY CHECK: Trump Is Responsible For The Government Shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

During his cabinet meeting today, Trump doubled down on the Trump Shutdown, saying he will keep the government shut down for \u201cas long as it takes.\u201d Trump also peddled more lies to try to pass blame for the hundreds of thousands of workers who are suffering because they don\u2019t know when their next paycheck will come.<\/p>\n

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TRUMP TODAY: Trump said he thinks Americans think he\u2019s right to shut down the government over his border wall.<\/p>\n

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Trump<\/a>: \u201cI think the people of this country think I\u2019m right.\u201d<\/p>\n

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REALITY: A majority of voters oppose the Trump Shutdown.<\/p>\n

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A majority<\/a> of voters oppose Trump shutting down the government over border wall funding, while only 29% support it.<\/p>\n

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TRUMP TODAY: Trump tried to blame Democrats for the government shutdown.<\/p>\n

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Trump today<\/a>: \u201cWe are in a shutdown because Democrats refuse to fund border security.\u201d<\/p>\n

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REALITY: Trump is responsible for the government shutdown. Trump said so himself, and Americans agree.<\/p>\n

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Trump: \u201cI will be the one to shut it down.”<\/p>\n

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Trump to Democrats: “I\u2019m not going to blame you for it.”<\/p>\n

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Reuters<\/a>: \u201cMore Americans blame Trump for government shutdown\u201d<\/p>\n

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