Donald Trump used his latest gaudy White House addition to deflect a question about job losses from the federal government shutdown, although not before trying to blame them on the Democrats.

Trump landed back in Washington after Sunday’s U.S. Navy’s 250th anniversary event in Norfolk, Virginia, where he was given a personalized show of force with a fighter jet sporting “President Donald J. Trump ‘45-47’” printed on it.

Fielding questions from reporters, Trump did his best to distance himself from the shutdown, which began on Oct. 1. He said government employees were being fired “and it’s all because of the Democrats.”

“The Democrats are causing a loss of a lot of jobs,“ Trump said. ”It’s their shutdown, it’s not our shutdown, it’s their shutdown.”

When he was asked a follow-up questio

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