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It's a legitimate question, it's not a lie that Democrats are blocking the GOP on this and you need to get educated on how your government works.
tl;dr: A budget bill needs a supermajority to pass and be fillibuster proof.
It's also not a lie that Trump has ordered Republicans not to negotiate with Democrats because a shutdown gives him more power to fire people from the executive branch.