WASHINGTON (CNN) – The official White House website now features a ticking clock marking the duration of the government shutdown.
The words next to the clock make it clear whom the White House is blaming for the government funding lapse: “Democrats Have Shut Down the Government.”
The website further says, “Americans Don’t Agree with Democrats’ Actions.”
Once Wednesday’s funding deadline passed, Republicans and Democrats immediately began pointing fingers at one another for the shutdown. Leaders of both parties have been privately and publicly adamant they will not be blamed.
“Democrats have officially shut down the federal government. They’re putting illegal aliens FIRST and hurting hardworking Americans in the process,” claimed a post from the House Republicans’ official X account.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris weighed in, saying in a post on X, “Let me be clear: Republicans are in charge of the White House, House, and Senate. This is their shutdown.”
Republicans insist Democrats need to simply agree to extend current funding for another seven weeks, but Democrats are refusing to do so without major concessions over enhanced health care subsidies.
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