Donald Trump on Who Is Responsible for the Government Shutdown
#DonaldTrump 12/11/18: "I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down. I’m not going to blame you for it." » #Trump 12/21/18: "The Democrats now own the shutdown!" #Immigration #TrumpShutdown Click To Tweet
Quotes by Donald Trump on Who Is Responsible for the Government Shutdown
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2013 - Dec 11, 2018

- Sept 20, 2013
Fox News (via The Hill), Jan 19, 2018
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/369756-trumps-comments-blaming-obama-for-2013-government-shutdown-resurface
- Nov 8, 2013
Leadership: Whatever happens, you're responsible. If it doesn't happen, you're responsible.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 8, 2013
- Dec 11, 2018
NBC News, Dec 11, 2018
JUST IN: "I am proud to shut down the government for border security I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down. I’m not going to blame you for it," President Trump tells Senate Minority Leader Schumer in the Oval Office. pic.twitter.com/xN0ebjJMJv — NBC News (@NBCNews) December 11, 2018
JUST IN: 'I am proud to shut down the government for border security ... I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down. I'm not going to blame you for it,' President Trump tells Senate Minority Leader Schumer in the Oval Office.
#DonaldTrump 11/8/13: "Leadership: Whatever happens, you’re responsible." » #Trump 1/8/19: "The federal government remains shut down for…one reason only, because Democrats will not fund border security." Click To Tweet
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Dec 21, 2018 - 2019

Dec 21, 2018 -
The Democrats now own the shutdown!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 21, 2018
Dec 30, 2018 -
Great work by my Administration over the holidays to save Coast Guard pay during this #SchumerShutdown. No thanks to the Democrats who left town and are not concerned about the safety and security of Americans!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 30, 2018
Jan 2, 2019 -
White House, Jan 3, 2019
"We're in the shutdown because of the fact that the Democrats are looking to 2020." Donald Trump has accused the Democrats of playing politics, and insisted the US must build a border wall pic.twitter.com/h3T7zHWC2j — News Breakfast (@BreakfastNews) January 2, 2019
Remarks by President Trump in Cabinet Meeting
Jan 3, 2019 -
The Shutdown is only because of the 2020 Presidential Election. 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!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2019
Jan 8, 2019 -
New York Times, Jan 8, 2019
WATCH: President Trump #BorderSecurity Address (FULL SPEECH) pic.twitter.com/AiZXvmFG7t — CSPAN (@cspan) January 9, 2019
Full Transcripts: Trump’s Speech on Immigration and the Democratic Response
Jan 9, 2019 -
White House, Jan 9, 2019
Remarks by President Trump in Signing Ceremony for S. 1862, the 'Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act'
Jan 14, 2019 -
Nancy and Cryin’ Chuck can end the Shutdown in 15 minutes. At this point it has become their, and the Democrats, fault!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 14, 2019
#DonaldTrump 12/11/18: "I am proud to shut down the government… I will be the one to shut it down." » #Trump 1/9/19: "This is not a fight I wanted. I didn’t want this fight." #Immigration #TrumpShutdown Click To Tweet
Feb 12, 2019
- Feb 12, 2019
Think Progress, Feb 12, 2019
Trump tries to rewrite the history of the government shutdown