President Donald Trump issued a stern missive aimed at senators currently in the midst of a gridlock on ending the government shutdown, strongly suggesting they not leave town until a deal has been struck.

“The United States Senate should not leave town until they have a Deal to end the Democrat Shutdown,” the president wrote on Truth Social. “If they can’t reach a Deal, the Republicans should terminate the Filibuster, IMMEDIATELY, and take care of our Great American Workers!”

Shortly thereafter, he himself left town, boarding Air Force One bound for Mar-a-Lago.

The president also doubled down on his demand that Republicans in the Senate take advantage of the “nuclear option” and terminate the filibuster, which would allow them to pass the funding bill necessary to end the shutdown.

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