Trump administration uses taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for government shutdown
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The Trump administration is blaming Democrats for the likely government shutdown in internal federal agency communications as well as on at least one public website in what experts say could be a violation of federal ethics laws.
A bright red banner and pop-up message that appeared on the Department of Housing and Urban Development's website on Tuesday warns: "The Radical Left are going to shut down the government and inflict massive pain on the American people unless they get their $1.5 trillion wish list of demands. The Trump administration wants to keep the government open for the American people."
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Staffers at multiple agencies and Cabinet departments received emails on Tuesday from the White House Office of Management and Budget. Many shared screenshots of those emails with NPR, or confirmed the text of the message they received. The messages said any lapse in government funding would be "forced by Congressional Democrats."
"President Trump opposes a government shutdown, and strongly supports the enactment of H.R.
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