Trump: 'The shutdown is only because of the 2020 presidential election'

Thirteen days after a partial government shutdown went into effect over border wall funding, President Trump is continuing to blame Democrats.

“The Shutdown is only because of the 2020 Presidential Election,” Trump tweeted Thursday. "The Democrats know they can’t win based on all of the achievements of “Trump,” so they are going all out on the desperately needed Wall and Border Security – and Presidential Harassment. For them, strictly politics!"

Trump made similar remarks on Wednesday.

“We’re in the shutdown because of the fact that the Democrats are looking to 2020,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “They think they’re not going to win the election. I guess a lot of signs point to the fact that they’re not going to win the election. And I hope they’re not going to win the election. But they view this as an election point for them.”

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