Sen. Elizabeth Warren: Government shutdown is Trump's fault

BOSTON (AP) — Sen. Elizabeth Warren ramped up her criticism of President Donald Trump on Monday faulting him for the partial federal government during remarks at the 49th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast in Boston.

"As we speak, our government is shut down for one reason: So that the president of the United States can fund a monument to hate and division along our southern border," the Massachusetts Democrat said during a 10-minute speech. "This is the old divide-and-conquer strategy. The goal is to turn hardworking people against other hardworking people. The intent is to promote fear and hatred.