Trump admin live updates: Trump blames Democrats for 'massive harm' of shutdown

The president signed a funding bill to end the shutdown on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump late Wednesday night signed a funding bill that will end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, again blaming the Democrats for the shutdown as he did so.

The House passed the bill by a 222-209 margin earlier in the evening. The Senate passed the bill on Monday.

The legislation will fund the government through Jan. 30 and provide funding for some government agencies for the remainder of the fiscal year.

Trump urged Americans not to forget about the damage he said was caused by Democrats and to remember that when they go to the polls next year.

"So I just want to tell the American people, you should not forget this. When we come up to midterms and other things, don't forget what they've done to our country," Trump said.

"Over the past seven weeks, the Democrats' shutdown has inflicted massive harm," Trump said.

Trump connected Democrats to the multiple outcomes that occurred due to the shutdown, including the reduction and delays in flights, federal workers not getting paid and SNAP benefits running out.

"People were hurt so badly. Nobody's ever seen anything like this one. This was a no-brainer. This was an easy extension, but they didn't want to do it the easy way. They had to do it the hard way, and they look very bad, the Democrats do," Trump said.

Surrounded by Republican members of Congress and some members of his Cabinet, Trump signed the funding bill that the House passed earlier in the evening.