Rep. Eric Swalwell Eric Michael SwalwellSwalwell calls for creation of presidential crimes commission to investigate Trump when he leaves office 'This already exists': Democrats seize on potential Trump executive order on preexisting conditions Swalwell: Barr has taken Michael Cohen's job as Trump's fixer MORE (D-Calif.) said that “our country needs a White House shutdown” in response to President Trump Donald John TrumpTrump says he doesn't think he could've done more to stop virus spread Conservative activist Lauren Witzke wins GOP Senate primary in Delaware Trump defends claim coronavirus will disappear, citing 'herd mentality' MORE’s call for a “good shutdown” of the government.

Nope. Our country needs a White House shutdown. Working on it. https://t.co/sYowfniRyX — Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) May 2, 2017

Trump earlier Tuesday suggested a “good shutdown” in September would fix the “mess” in government.

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“The reason for the plan negotiated between the Republicans and Democrats is that we need 60 votes in the Senate which are not there!” he tweeted.

“We … either elect more Republican Senators in 2018 or change the rules now to 51%,” Trump added. “Our country needs a good ‘shutdown’ in September to fix mess!”

Congress is poised this week to approve a deal to fund the government through September.

The funding package is the first major bipartisan legislation of Trump’s presidency and comes after lengthy negotiations.

Trump’s budget chief on Monday praised the compromise, warning Republicans skeptical of it to consider their alternatives.

“Can you imagine how different this bill is from the bill that President Obama would have signed?” Mick Mulvaney, head of the Office of Management and Budget, said at an off-camera briefing with reporters.

“We got more money for defense,” he continued. “We got more money for border security. We got more money for school choice.”

“Everything that we got in this deal last night lines up with the president’s priorities. I think it’s great that the Democrats like this bill.”

The deal averted a shutdown of federal agencies over contentious issues, including Trump’s proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.