Lawmakers react to government shutdown with hashtags #TrumpShutdown, #SchumerShutdown

The hashtage #TrumpShutdown was the #1 trending Twitter term.

ByABC News
January 20, 2018, 5:07 AM

— -- It didn't take long for lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to react to the government shutdown at 12:01 a.m.

While Republicans included the hashtag #SchumerShutdown, pointing the blame on the Sen. Chuck Schumer, Democrats opted for the #TrumpShutdown hashtag in their tweets. #TrumpShutdown appeared to be the more popular hashtag, however, landing the number-one spot for worldwide trending on Twitter.

Below, 19 lawmakers react to the shutdown:

SEN. KAMALA HARRIS, D-CALIFORNIA

SEN. BRIAN SCHATZ, D-HAWAII

REP. TIM RYAN, D-OHIO

SEN. CORY BOOKER, D-NEW JERSEY

SEN. JEFF MERKLEY, D-OREGON

SEN. CHRIS MURPHY, D-CONNECTICUT

REP. ANDRE CARSON, D-INDIANA

REP. BARBARA LEE, D-CALIFORNIA

SEN. DOUG JONES, D-ALABAMA

SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL, R-KENTUCKY

REP. STEVE SCALISE, R-LOUISIANA

SEN. LISA MURKOWSKI, R-ALASKA

REP. PAUL GOSAR, R-ARIZONA

SEN. CHUCK GRASSLEY, R-IOWA

SEN. THOM TILLIS, R-NORTH CAROLINA

SEN. ORRIN HATCH, R-UTAH

SEN. JOHN BARRASSO, R-WYOMING

REP. BILL JOHNSON, R-OHIO

REP. MARTHA ROBY, R-ALABAMA

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