Though the filibuster confounds this somewhat, it really is telling that the only consolidated government shut downs occurred during Carter (and that among the shortest on this list) and twice now with Trump.
morbious37 on
Can we get this graphic with whether there’s a filibuster-proof majority in the senate?
HadeStyx on
He’s gotta OWN the libs – set a NEW RECORD! Nobody’s ever had a better government shutdown, folks. People are saying it’s the BEST shutdown in HISTORY. Total WIN! 💯🇺🇸 #MAGA #Winning /s
bijomaru78 on
The most tremendous shutdowns.
CynicalPotato95 on
And yet, Trump blames the Democrats for it 😅
-Fahrenheit- on
To be accurate, the 35 day long Trump 2018/2019 should have a mixed House color, the House was under Republican control for like the first 10-12 days of that that 35, before the Democratic majority was sworn in in early January of 2019.
Jayrate on
The 2018-19 is misleading: the shutdown started with republican unified control of government and ended with a democratic House. Showing the government makeup at the end of the shutdown overstates democrats’ contribution to it (which in reality was none – Trump was vetoing bipartisan bills to shut it down).
iknowiknowwhereiam on
I just donated to my local food pantry and it made me so mad. Not that I mind donating, but I would rather do it because I want to and can help supplement rather than because I know the government is so non-functional at this point they can’t even hand out SNAP benefits to people that are starving.
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Though the filibuster confounds this somewhat, it really is telling that the only consolidated government shut downs occurred during Carter (and that among the shortest on this list) and twice now with Trump.
Can we get this graphic with whether there’s a filibuster-proof majority in the senate?
He’s gotta OWN the libs – set a NEW RECORD! Nobody’s ever had a better government shutdown, folks. People are saying it’s the BEST shutdown in HISTORY. Total WIN! 💯🇺🇸 #MAGA #Winning /s
The most tremendous shutdowns.
And yet, Trump blames the Democrats for it 😅
To be accurate, the 35 day long Trump 2018/2019 should have a mixed House color, the House was under Republican control for like the first 10-12 days of that that 35, before the Democratic majority was sworn in in early January of 2019.
The 2018-19 is misleading: the shutdown started with republican unified control of government and ended with a democratic House. Showing the government makeup at the end of the shutdown overstates democrats’ contribution to it (which in reality was none – Trump was vetoing bipartisan bills to shut it down).
I just donated to my local food pantry and it made me so mad. Not that I mind donating, but I would rather do it because I want to and can help supplement rather than because I know the government is so non-functional at this point they can’t even hand out SNAP benefits to people that are starving.