"As prospects of Congress reaching a deal to fund the government dimmed on Tuesday, a pointed message was spotted on the website homepage for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. "The Radical Left are going to shut down the government and inflict massive pain on the American people unless they get their $1.5 trillion wish list of demands. The Trump administration wants to keep the government open for the American people," it read."
"Once the shutdown was official, the HUD website updated accordingly, changing its banner to read, "The Radical Left in Congress shut down the government. HUD will use available resources to help Americans in need." HUD Secretary Scott Turner boasted about the change to the website on social media. Other agencies soon followed suit with their own targeted messaging against Democrats including the Health, Treasury, Agriculture, and State Departments, which featured statements blaming the "Radical Left" or Democrats generally for the shutdown,"
Federal agencies used official websites and communications to place partisan messages blaming the "Radical Left" and Senate Democrats for a government shutdown. HUD initially displayed a banner accusing the Radical Left of planning to shut down the government unless a $1.5 trillion set of demands was met, then updated its banner after the shutdown to blame the Radical Left in Congress and promise to use available resources. HUD Secretary Scott Turner promoted the website change on social media. Other agencies, including Health, Treasury, Agriculture, State, and the Small Business Administration, circulated similar messaging or suggested partisan out-of-office language.
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