New Delhi, Oct. 2 -- As the shutdown of the US government came into effect on Wednesday due to an impasse between lawmakers on federal spending, a quote went viral, claiming that Donald Trump had earlier described government shutdowns as a symptom of a president's lack of leadership skills.

"A shutdown falls on the president's lack of leadership. I mean the top, and they have to get solved from the top. A shutdown means the President is weak," read the quote from 2013, attributed to the current President.

Shortly after Wednesday's shutdown came into effect, Trump took to Truth Social to attack the Democrats, accusing the party's lawmakers of 'forcing' the closure.

"Republicans must use this opportunity of Democrat forced closure to cle...