As the shutdown of the US government came into effect on Wednesday due to an impasse between lawmakers on federal spending, a quote went viral, claiming that Donald Trump had earlier described government shutdowns as a symptom of a president's lack of leadership skills.

"A shutdown falls on the president's lack of leadership. I mean the top, and they have to get solved from the top. A shutdown means the President is weak," read the quote from 2013, attributed to the current President.

"Republicans must use this opportunity of Democrat forced closure to clear out dead wood, waste, and fraud. Billions of Dollars can be saved. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!," the US President posted.

As Trump railed against his political opponents, netizens harked back to the businessman-turned-politician's wor

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