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‘Nice present’ from Democrats, tweets Donald Trump after US government shutdown comes into effect

While many Americans are slamming the US government for reaching a deal that resulted in teh federal shutdown, US President Donald Trump seems to be in no mood to negotiate or budge from his stand.

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An effigy of US President Donald Trump is suspended from a stick in front of the White House following the Womens March on Washington. (AFP)
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While many Americans are slamming the US government for reaching a deal that resulted in teh federal shutdown, US President Donald Trump seems to be in no mood to negotiate or budge from his stand.

In a series of tweets, the US President clearly showed that the Republicans won’t take laying low. Calling it a ‘Democrat Shutdown,’ Trump tweeted, ‘This is the One Year Anniversary of my Presidency and the Democrats wanted to give me a nice present.’

 

He also said that the Opposition is holding the ‘military hostage over their desire to have unchecked illegal immigration. Can’t let that happen!’

 

Blaming the Democrats for the impasse, Trump tweeted, ‘Democrats are far more concerned with Illegal Immigrants than they are with our great Military or Safety at our dangerous Southern Border. They could have easily made a deal but decided to play Shutdown politics instead.’

 

Meanwhile, Thousands of protesters turned out across the nation for the second Women's March on Saturday, marking the first anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration with rallies aimed at channeling female activism into political gains in elections this year.

The coordinated rallies in Washington, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and about 250 other cities are a reprise of the mass protests that marked the beginning of Trump's presidency. Sister rallies were also planned in Britain, Japan and other countries.

"We will make our message heard at the polls this fall," Emily Patton, a rally organizer, told thousands of demonstrators at the Reflecting Pool on Washington's National Mall. "That is why we are urging people to register to vote today."

The rallies also come during what has been seen as a pivotal year for women's rights with the #MeToo and #TimesUp social media effort against sexual harassment and abuse that was born out of a string of scandals in Hollywood, Washington and elsewhere.

The Washington rally featured Democratic politicians from neighboring Virginia, including Senator Tim Kaine, who blamed Trump and Republicans for the shutdown of the government on Saturday. "The Trump shutdown is due to the inability of the Republican Party to do basic governing, like making a budget," he said to cheers.

Many of the protesters wore pink knit "pussy hats," which were created for last year's march as a reference to a comment made by Trump about female genitalia, The caps quickly became a symbol of women's empowerment and opposition to the new president in the early days of his administration.

"We want to continue the fight to resist this president and the policies we're against," said Sara Piper, 59, a geologist from Reston, Virginia.

Some critics said this year's march lacked a focus. Targeting an issue such as immigration would have greater impact, said Shikha Dalmia, a senior analyst at the Reason Foundation, a libertarian think tank. "Beating the feminist drum just seems to me beside the point. Maybe they are trying to cast as wide a net as possible," Dalmia said by telephone.     

(Agency inputs)

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