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FIRST ON FOX: Secretary Marco Rubio’s Department of State unleashed on Democrats over the federal government shutdown and revealed the hypocrisy of former State Department officials, noting how detrimental a shutdown is for the country.

The federal government is nearing three weeks of being shut down as many government employees received a partial paycheck during the last pay period and face a full missed paycheck in the coming days.

"President Trump is delivering historic peace deal after historic peace deal," State Department Spokesperson Tommy Pigott told Fox News Digital. "Congressional Democrats are delivering a shutdown that undermines our national security."

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