Amid the government shutdown, U.S. President Donald Trump said that Democrats want to allocate healthcare funds to illegal immigrants and open the borders.

Trump wrote on his social media platform “Truth Social”: “Democrats want to give your healthcare money to illegal aliens and open our borders to criminals from all over the world. This is a deadly combination because everyone will come to our country.”

On October 1, the new fiscal year began in the United States without Congress reaching an agreement on the budget, leading to the government shutdown. A “government shutdown” in the U.S. means that part of the government agencies funded directly by Congress stop working due to failure to agree on the new fiscal year’s budget, which is not uncommon.

Previously, President Donald Trump stated he might use the government shutdown period to make significant cuts in the number of employees and the amounts paid. According to him, the Democrats’ stance created the budget agreement problem, and the White House is using the current situation to eliminate programs disliked by Republicans.

Source: Novosti