US President Donald Trump said amid the government shutdown that Democrats want to allocate healthcare funds to illegal immigrants and open the borders.

Trump wrote on his social network “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 a government shutdown. A “government shutdown” in the US means that part of the government institutions funded directly by Congress stop working due to failure to agree on the new fiscal year’s budget, which is not uncommon.

Previously, President Trump stated he might use the 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 Republicans dislike.

Source: Novosti