In an unusual move, Donald Trump’s administration is using the US Department of Housing and Urban Development website to blame the looming government shutdown on the “radical left”.

The giant red banner, splashed across the agency website on Tuesday morning, comes after Republican and Democratic leaders did not reach an agreement on government spending legislation beyond the Tuesday night deadline, which will result in hundreds of thousands of employees furloughed and agencies shutting down key functions.

“The Radical Left are going to shut down the government and inflict massive pain on the American people unless they get their $1.5 trillion wish list of demands. The Trump administration wants to keep the government open for the American people,” states the message on the HUD website, which also appears as pop-up window. The message is reminiscent of the language the White House has increasingly used on social media accounts, as well as the president’s personal posts.

The banner at the top of the homepage for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Photograph: hud.gov

It did not appear Tuesday that other federal agencies had similar messages on their homepages.

Leaders of both parties have blamed the closures on the other side.

After party leaders did come to any new agreements during a meeting Monday with Trump, the president posted a racist deepfake video on his platform Truth Social that used fabricated audio from the Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, and the House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, with a fake mustache and sombrero.

Jeffries addressed Trump’s video and the potential shutdown Tuesday.

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“We are fighting to lower the high cost of living and to protect the health care of everyday Americans,” Jeffries said. “Mr President, the next time you have something to say about me. Don’t cop out through a racist and fake AI video. When I’m back in the Oval Office, say it to my face.”