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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eric Garcia

Trump, Vance and Republicans point fingers and blame Democrats for potential government shutdown

President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Republican leaders in the House and Senate had a simple message as Washington barrels toward a government shutdown: It’s all the Democrats’ fault.

The government runs out of money at midnight on Tuesday. As it stands, the House of Representatives has not been in session since two Fridays ago when Republicans passed a continuing resolution.

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