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Donald Trump taunted Democrats with more memes about the government shutdown overnight, including an AI video which warned: 'Here comes the reaper'.
Democratic lawmakers were also portrayed as babies wearing sombreros as the left-wing party continues to demand healthcare funding for illegals.
The video depicted budget chief Russell Vought as the grim reaper and included a backing track of Blue Öyster Cult's 1976 hit Don't Fear the Reaper.
Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is responsible for some three million federal jobs and has warned that there will be thousands of layoffs.
The shutdown began at midnight on Wednesday after the Republicans and Democrats failed to resolve a budget dispute, meaning many government services are temporarily suspended and workers are furloughed.
Senate Republicans, who are locked in negotiations with their Democratic counterparts to secure a stopgap funding bill, have warned that they cannot control Vought's actions.
Trump has been touting Vought's Project 2025 credentials and given his full support to his planned cuts to 'Democrat Agencies.'
As well as threatening layoffs, Vought has slashed federal funding for blue cities and states, including an $18billion freeze on New York City and $2.1billion Chicago. The frozen funds target infrastructure projects in the cities.
The Trump administration is also canceling $7.6billion in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, all of which voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year's presidential election.
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