Trump: The Democratic Party is the architect of the government shutdown, which can be described as a "suicidal attack."

Jin10 reported on October 8 that on October 7, local time, U.S. President Trump met with visiting Canadian Prime Minister Carney at the White House. During their meeting with reporters, Trump answered questions regarding the current government shutdown in the U.S. Trump stated that the shutdown was caused by the Democrats. In his response, Trump used the term "kamikaze" to describe the actions of the Democrats, intending to accuse them of obstructing Congress from passing funding bills, thus leading to the government shutdown being a "suicidal" move.