(CNN) President Donald Trump again blamed Democrats on Sunday night for the stall in talks over a potential immigration deal as the threat of a government shutdown looms this Friday.

In remarks to reporters at a dinner photo opportunity with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy in West Palm Beach, Florida, Trump said he is "ready and willing to make a deal" on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, but he doesn't believe Democrats want to reach an agreement.

"They don't want security at the border," Trump said. "We have people pouring in. They don't want security at the border. They don't want to stop drugs, and they want to take money away from our military, which we cannot do. So those are some of the sticking points."

On Sunday morning, Trump tweeted similar criticisms of Democratic lawmakers, writing: "DACA is probably dead because the Democrats don't really want it, they just want to talk and take desperately needed money away from our Military."

In a second tweet a few minutes later, he wrote: "I, as President, want people coming into our Country who are going to help us become strong and great again, people coming in through a system based on MERIT. No more Lotteries! #AMERICA FIRST."

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