The U.S. government is shut down today, a situation that Trump is not unfamiliar with, as he has experienced similar situations during his first term as president. The last time the U.S. government closed was from late 2018 to early 2019, lasting one month and four days, which was the longest government shutdown in American history.

What is meant by the U.S. government shutdown is that the budget funds for government programs previously approved by Congress have been exhausted, and new budgets have not been approved by Congress. Trump blames this on the Democrats, calling it "a disruption of the work of government agencies" by Democrats. Trump said, "Democrats demand open borders and allow males to participate in women's sports. They impose a transgender agenda on everyone without exception. They are even unwilling to learn from their mistakes, so they leave us no choice."

U.S. media reports indicate that the key issue preventing the two parties from reaching a budget agreement is federal healthcare payments. The Democrats proposed a payment plan, which of course received the support of millions of Americans. However, there is a problem: they proposed to include things like early gender reassignment surgery in federal funding. The Republicans strongly opposed this, so the two parties failed to reach an agreement.

Currently, the Republicans need five Democratic votes to pass a new budget bill in Congress. Yesterday, three Democratic members of the U.S. Congress decided to vote in favor of the Republican bill, avoiding a U.S. government shutdown. However, these three Democratic congressmen immediately faced severe criticism from their party colleagues, scaring other Democratic congressmen from voting in favor of Republican bills.

If the two parties cannot reach a compromise in the coming days, the duration of this U.S. government shutdown may break the record set in late 2018 to early 2019. If this happens, a series of major projects initiated by Trump will be put on hold. The Democrats actually hope to use this in the preparation for the 2022 U.S. midterm elections. It is evident that the two parties in America have placed party interests above national interests, and future mutual attacks between them will only become more intense.

U.S. Government "Shutdown" Crisis

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