3. Trump’s First Government Shutdown Of 2018 Lasted Three Days
This shutdown is the start of a government shutdown which comes a bit later in this list. In January of 2018, Congress and President Donald Trump could not agree on immigration. However, at the same time, they were coming up with a plan to expand funding to the Children’s Health Insurance Program over six years. When the deadline approached on January 20th, the government shut down. Fortunately, for the government employees, this came on a Saturday and the matter resolved over the weekend, temporarily at least.
With pressure to open the government on Monday, Congress came up with a proposal, which President Donald Trump agreed to sign. In the plan, the funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program passed, however, Congress also gave a pledge that they would come up with an agreement for the immigration issue if a temporary bill were signed which would re-open the government. The statement made it to the president’s desk that following Monday morning, to which he agreed and signed the bill.