President Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE early Saturday pushed back against the trending #TrumpShutdown hashtag with one blaming Democrats for the government shutdown.

“This is the One Year Anniversary of my Presidency and the Democrats wanted to give me a nice present,” he tweeted, adding “#DemocratShutdown.”

This is the One Year Anniversary of my Presidency and the Democrats wanted to give me a nice present. #DemocratShutdown — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2018

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#TrumpShutdown became the top trending hashtag worldwide as Congress hurtled toward a government shutdown Friday night. It was still listed as a top trend on Twitter as of Saturday morning.

Democrats had used the hashtag in tweets about the fight over government funding. Republicans hit back with the hashtag #SchumerShutdown, referring to Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerVideo of Lindsey Graham arguing against nominating a Supreme Court justice in an election year goes viral Graham signals support for confirming a Supreme Court nominee this year Pelosi orders Capitol flags at half-staff to honor Ginsburg MORE (D-N.Y.), but that hashtag failed to pick to pick up as much steam on social media as the hashtag targeting Trump.

The government officially shut down at midnight on Friday after the Senate failed to pass a funding bill.