"The official White House homepage was topped on Wednesday by a red, scrolling banner with the all-caps message "DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN: DEMOCRATS' [sic] IN THEIR OWN WORDS" along a countdown showing how long the shutdown has been going on. Users who clicked through were taken to a landing page with a livestreamed video of clips of Democratic lawmakers criticizing past shutdowns, integrating partisan messaging into its design."
"With a news ticker, countdown clock, and clips of politicians speaking on Capitol Hill, this is web design inspired by one of President Donald Trump's favorite pastimes: cable news. It's just one way the Trump administration is hoping to shift blame about the shutdown away from Republicans, who control the White House and both chambers of Congress, and who a plurality of Americans think deserve the blame."
The White House website displayed a red, scrolling banner reading 'DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN: DEMOCRATS' [sic] IN THEIR OWN WORDS,' accompanied by a countdown clock and a landing page with a livestreamed compilation of Democratic lawmakers criticizing past shutdowns. The homepage used cable-news-style elements including a news ticker, countdown, and clips to frame the shutdown as the Democrats' doing and to shift blame away from Republicans, who control the White House and both chambers of Congress. Polling found 38% blame Republicans, 31% blame both, 27% blame Democrats. HUD, the State Department, and SBA added messaging that blamed Democrats.
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