President Donald Trump tweeted Saturday that he is not going to be spending the Christmas holiday at his Mar-a-Lago golf resort after all — because of the government shutdown mess. His wife Melania, who had already jetted to Palm Beach with their son, Barron, on Friday, will be heading back to Washington so the family can spend Christmas together.

“Due to the shutdown, President Trump will remain in Washington and the first lady will return from Florida so they can spend Christmas together,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement.

I will not be going to Florida because of the Shutdown - Staying in the White House! #MAGA — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 22, 2018

Earlier, Trump had telegraphed to the public that he was in the White House and “working hard.”

The president had planned to spend 16 days with his family at Mar-a-Lago, where they traditionally spend the holiday.

Any solution to the partial government shutdown that went into effect Friday at midnight seemed to be twisting in the wind. The Senate adjourned Saturday afternoon with no solution and no plans to reconvene until Thursday. The shutdown was triggered after Trump switched positions and decided not to sign any temporary government funding bills unless they contained some $5 billion for his border wall.

Twitter wags were less than sympathetic about Trump forgoing one of his multiple golf trips to address a mess of his making. Nor were they concerned about a hardship holiday at the White House.

Meanwhile, thousands of people don’t get paid. — Andrew Humphrey (@pondermatic82) December 23, 2018

Well, it is your shutdown. #TrumpResign — Noelle Hance (@GirlNextDoor84) December 23, 2018

It's about time you actually stayed in DC — Cygnus Lamneth (@Cygnus89350809) December 23, 2018

Whaddya want a medal — 3/4 Time (@PeterB127) December 23, 2018

Amazing opportunity for three White House interns to dress up like ghosts and change history. https://t.co/gXEt5mIgBn — 💀 damned sinker 💀 (@dansinker) December 23, 2018

Yeah, we're staying home, too. But thanks for sharing. How much did it cost me to send @FLOTUS to Florida and back? #TrumpResign — Antsy One (@iamnottense) December 23, 2018

Don’t get too comfortable there. You may have to vacate soon. — Anni 🇺🇸🇿🇦 (@acassim) December 23, 2018

What a sacrifice.. staying in the whitehouse. Rough. — Rob Baxby (@GAMESHOWW) December 23, 2018

LOL you can't use Airforce One for your personal use during a shutdown. Duh — Donna Madras #BoycottNRA (@DonnaMadras) December 23, 2018