Lawmakers react to shutdown with hashtags #TrumpShutdown, #SchumerShutdown

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Saturday, January 20, 2018

It didn't take long for lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to react to the government shutdown at 12:01 a.m.



While Republicans included the hashtag #SchumerShutdown, pointing the blame on the Sen. Chuck Schumer, Democrats opted for the #TrumpShutdown hashtag in their tweets. #TrumpShutdown appeared to be the more popular hashtag, however, landing the number-one spot for worldwide trending on Twitter.



Below, 19 lawmakers react to the shutdown:



SEN. KAMALA HARRIS, D-CALIFORNIA



SEN. BRIAN SCHATZ, D-HAWAII



REP. TIM RYAN, D-OHIO



SEN. CORY BOOKER, D-NEW JERSEY



SEN. JEFF MERKLEY, D-OREGON



SEN. CHRIS MURPHY, D-CONNECTICUT



REP. ANDRE CARSON, D-INDIANA



REP. BARBARA LEE, D-CALIFORNIA



SEN. DOUG JONES, D-ALABAMA



SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL, R-KENTUCKY



REP. STEVE SCALISE, R-LOUISIANA



SEN. LISA MURKOWSKI, R-ALASKA



REP. PAUL GOSAR, R-ARIZONA



SEN. CHUCK GRASSLEY, R-IOWA



SEN. THOM TILLIS, R-NORTH CAROLINA



SEN. ORRIN HATCH, R-UTAH



SEN. JOHN BARRASSO, R-WYOMING



REP. BILL JOHNSON, R-OHIO



REP. MARTHA ROBY, R-ALABAMA

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