Trump administration uses taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for government shutdown

Shannon Bond

Jenna McLaughlin

Stephen Fowler

September 30, 2025 / 2:13 pm

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 Tuesday on the Department of Housing and Urban Development's website 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."

Staffers at multiple a

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