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 told aides that he believes he will be blamed for the government shutdown “no matter what,” Politico reported Saturday.

“It’s Trump — they’re going to blame me no matter what,” Trump reportedly said on Friday.

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Trump made the comments just hours before the Senate failed to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government, triggering a government shutdown at midnight.

The president had reportedly negotiated a funding deal with 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.) earlier Friday, but backed away from the deal after talking to GOP leaders, Democrats said.

Trump has repeatedly blamed Democrats during the lead-up to the shutdown and in the hours since.

He tweeted early Saturday that Democrats “could have easily made a deal but decided to play Shutdown politics instead.”

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. #WeNeedMoreRepublicansIn18 in order to power through mess! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2018

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

Republicans are hammering Schumer over the shutdown with the hashtag #SchumerShutdown, as well as a website emphasizing Democrats' role in failed negotiations. However, it was the hashtag #TrumpShutdown that was trending in the immediate aftermath of the Senate's failure to pass a bill.