Negotiations to avert a partial government shutdown ended predictably on Friday, with the Senate refusing to vote on a budget that included $5 billion for Donald Trump’s border wall, and the self-proclaimed dealmaker president refusing to back down or compromise. By late Friday, the Art of the Deal “author” was right back on Twitter, bemoaning the country’s lack of border security and pinning the stalemate on Democrats, just over a week after he vowed in front of cameras he would proudly own the shutdown himself.

“We’re going to have a shutdown,” Trump confirmed in a video posted before the midnight deadline. “There’s nothing we can do about that, because we need the Democrats to give us their votes.” The President then backpedaled on last week’s pledge to accept blame for the shutdown during a heated spat with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. “Call it a ‘Democrat Shutdown,’ call it whatever you want, but we need their help to get this approved. So, Democrats, we have a wonderful list of things that we need to keep our country safe. Let’s get out, let’s work together, let’s be bipartisan, and let’s get it done.”

The video plea for bipartisanship contrasted with frantic scrambles behind the scenes for a last-minute bill on Friday. As detailed in Politico, Senators Cory Gardner and David Perdue enlisted Trump’s acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, as well as Vice President Mike Pence and White House adviser Jared Kushner in a last-minute back-channel with Schumer that ultimately fell apart. Consensus seemed to be forming on a package of seven annual spending bills, including $1.6 billion in money for border fencing—but no wall. Ultimately none could agree on a bill President Trump would actually sign, though Gardner and Perdue reportedly thought a breakthrough might happen after 6:00 P.M. By 8:00 P.M., the House and Senate had adjourned, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell left the Capitol without holding a vote on any legislation. “As I said repeatedly, we need Democratic votes and a presidential signature,” McConnell told reporters.

Chaos leading up to Friday’s shutdown capped off a month of waning Republican support for Trump, who has drawn increased scrutiny for his decision to withdraw American troops from Syria, and the resignation of defense secretary Jim Mattis. “People are becoming significantly concerned,” Senator Bob Corker told The New York Times of Trump’s tumultuous week. “It’s one thing to have issues on the domestic side. When you start willy-nilly foreign policy moves that are against U.S. interests, that is a wake-up call for people in the Senate … I question whether he runs again.” Similar concern was reportedly echoed by Mitch McConnell, who was said to be “particularly distressed” by Mattis’ resignation.

Trump resumed tweeting on Saturday morning , calling reports about the shutdown “fake” and defending his decision to pull out of Syria.

His holiday trip to Mar-a-Lago remains, for now, on hold.