Democrat lawmakers were quick to pin the government shutdown on their Republican counterparts, conveniently sidestepping their role in the gridlock.

U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) shared a post on X blaming Republicans for the shutdown.

"Civics 101: Republicans control all three branches of government. It's their responsibility to pass a budget," Houlahan wrote.

Other Democrat allies have shared similar half-truths on social media.

'This is the puzzling part, Senator Schumer actually voted for this exact same legislation multiple times.'

In response to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's comments that the Democrats were responsible, Matt Corridoni, a Democratic strategist, replied , "Republicans control all three branches of the government."

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