George Conway, husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway Kellyanne Elizabeth ConwayGeorge and Kellyanne Conway honor Ginsburg Trump carries on with rally, unaware of Ginsburg's death George Conway hits Trump on 9/11 anniversary: 'The greatest threat to the safety and security of Americans' MORE, tweeted Friday that Republican senators bear responsibility for the ongoing government shutdown due to their decision to take President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE at his word.

Responding to a reported quote from Sen. Ron Johnson Ronald (Ron) Harold JohnsonThe Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - White House moves closer to Pelosi on virus relief bill Second GOP senator to quarantine after exposure to coronavirus GOP-led panel to hear from former official who said Burisma was not a factor in US policy MORE (R-Wis.) blaming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE (R-Ky.) for the shutdown, Conway said the blame truly lay with every GOP senator who believed Trump wouldn't shut down the government over funding for his plans for a border wall.

"No, it’s the fault of all of you for taking the idiot down the street seriously for even a nanosecond," Conway tweeted Friday morning. "You all bear responsibility, and you should accept it, and now take charge."

No, it’s the fault of all of you for taking the idiot down the street seriously for even a nanosecond. You all bear responsibility, and you should accept it, and now take charge. https://t.co/7sxkjcz4m5 — George Conway (@gtconway3d) January 25, 2019

His tweet came a day after the Senate failed to advance two bills, one Republican-sponsored and one from Democrats, that would have ended the shutdown and provided funding to all government agencies.

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The Republican bill, which included the more than $5 billion demanded by the White House for the wall, saw a weaker showing on the Senate floor than a similar plan from Democrats which did not include the funding.

The confrontation between Johnson and McConnell occurred at Thursday's Senate Republican luncheon, at which McConnell reportedly chastised Vice President Pence over the president's strategy for the shutdown.

“McConnell talked about how we need to bring this process to a close; we should never have had a shutdown; they don’t work; I’ve said this numerous times; I don’t know how many times I’ve told you there’s no education in the second kick of a mule,” a GOP source told The Hill.

Sen. John Cornyn John CornynBipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death Chamber of Commerce endorses McSally for reelection Airline job cuts loom in battleground states MORE (R-Texas) confirmed to The Hill that Pence got "an earful" from GOP senators at the lunch.