Any journalist who submits an inquiry to the U.S. Department of State since the government shut down on October 1 will receive an automated response blaming delayed responses on congressional Democrats who refused to pass a clean funding resolution.

Media correspondents will now receive the following message from the State Department: “Thank you for your inquiry. Please note that responses may be delayed due to the government shutdown caused by congressional Democrats.”

Tommy Pigott, principal deputy spokesperson of the department, emphasized how the Democrats are the ones who caused the shutdown in a Tuesday evening statement to Breitbart News.

“It’s not partisan to state the obvious: Democrats are to blame for the looming shutdown,” the spokesperson said.

Congressional Republicans ha

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