The United States government shutdown has triggered a heated blame game between Democrats and Republicans, with the White House insisting Democrats are responsible, while opposition leaders point fingers at President Donald Trump and his party.
Congress failed to extend federal funding, plunging the country into a shutdown that is already disrupting critical services.
White House Statement
In a statement released on Wednesday, the White House described the shutdown as a crisis “engineered by the Radical Left lunatics who control their party.”
The statement warned that the shutdown would affect food assistance for low-income women, infants, and children, as well as cause travel delays and disruptions in Social Security services.
It also noted the suspension of inpatient home care and telehealth services for Medicare patients, stressing that the effects would ripple across multiple economic sectors.
“Republicans will not be held hostage by this unserious, shameful political gamesmanship by Democrats,” the White House declared, adding that the shutdown is “100% on Democrats, whose radical agenda is poisoning our politics and punishing our people.”
Democrats Push Back
Democrats, however, rejected the claims, insisting that Republicans must bear full responsibility. Former Vice President Kamala Harris, now a 2024 presidential candidate, wrote on X:
“Republicans are in charge of the White House, House, and Senate. This is their shutdown.”
Harris and other Democrats argue that the Trump administration is using the shutdown as leverage, warning that their spending proposal would pour $200 billion into healthcare for illegal immigrants and non-citizens over the next decade.
The stalemate continues, leaving millions of Americans uncertain about the future of essential government services.
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