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The 2 longest Shutdowns in history belong to Donald J. Trump
I wish this simple fact would get repeated over and over. Pin it on him. trump doesn't back down, he doesn't apologize. He doesn't give a shit about Americans.
The ongoing government shutdown entered its 36th full day on Wednesday, which officially makes it the longest in U.S. history.
It takes the title from the most recent shutdown, which stretched from December 2018 to January 2019 during the first Trump administration.
That impasse started with Democrats' refusal to fund President Trump's southern border wall. It ended — 35 days and an estimated $3 billion in lost GDP later — after a series of escalating disruptions, including to air travel, put pressure on Trump and Republicans in Congress to reach a compromise.
It takes the title from the most recent shutdown, which stretched from December 2018 to January 2019 during the first Trump administration.
That impasse started with Democrats' refusal to fund President Trump's southern border wall. It ended — 35 days and an estimated $3 billion in lost GDP later — after a series of escalating disruptions, including to air travel, put pressure on Trump and Republicans in Congress to reach a compromise.
The government shutdown is now the longest in history : NPR
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How could it have gone wrong, BOTH times?
Must be democrats' fault!
