Shep Smith: The GOP Will Own The Shutdown [VIDEO]

The Hill reports:

Fox News’s Shepard Smith on Thursday said blame over a possible government shutdown lies with Republicans as long as they control both Congress and the White House.

“With one party in charge of everything, a government shutdown will not happen, right?” Smith said. “I mean, never in the history — at least modern history — of the country has there been a government shutdown when a single party is in charge of Washington.”

Smith’s comments come as lawmakers are scrambling to pull together legislation to fund the government as the possibility of a shutdown increases before the deadline Friday. The House is set to vote Thursday night on a government funding bill, but it is unclear if they have the votes to pass it.