Trump: 'The Democrats want a shutdown to get off the subject of the tax cuts'

President Donald Trump on Thursday accused Democratic lawmakers of secretly wanting the federal government to shut down because his tax cut law, which hasn't been implemented, has "worked so well."

While visiting Pennsylvania on Thursday, reporters asked Trump if Republicans would get a continuing resolution on his desk in time to stop the government from shutting down on Friday.

"I believe the Democrats want a shutdown to get off the subject of the tax cuts because they worked so well," Trump insisted. "Nobody thought, including the Democrats, it could work this well. They've been so good, I think that the Democrats would like to see a shutdown."

For their part, Democrats have said that they oppose a government shutdown.

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