'Let it begin now': Trump welcomes 'shutdown of government' in new statement

Donald Trump on Friday welcomed a potential shutdown of the government before he takes office.

Trump risked a shutdown when he pressured GOP lawmakers to reject a bipartisan spending deal, which resulted in a second deal which died after being rejected by almost all Democrats and some Republicans.

Trump has already tried shifting blame for the result over to President Joe Biden.

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The president-elect continued that effort ahead of the weekend, taking to Truth Social to welcome a shutdown.

"If there is going to be a shutdown of government, let it begin now, under the Biden Administration, not after January 20th, under 'TRUMP,'" he wrote on social media.

Trump then added, "This is a Biden problem to solve, but if Republicans can help solve it, they will!"