15. President Trump’s Border Wall Shutdown Beats A Record
On December 22, 2018, the Border Wall Shutdown started when Congress could not reach a deal on funding for the border wall the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump, wants to build. This dispute started when the president asked Congress to pass a bill to fund the $5.7 million for the border wall. While both political parties want better border security, the Democrats do not want to support a wall whereas the Republican agree with the president. When Congress couldn’t decide on the bill on the due date, the Federal Government shut down.
While Congress continued to debate the border wall bill, the Democrats came up with their own idea on providing more security at the border but not the wall. President Trump then stated he refused to sign a bill that did not fund the wall. On Saturday, January 12, 2019, the board wall shutdown broke the previous record of the longest government shutdown in history at 22 days. At this time, no one could see an end to the shutdown, which lasted until all parties reached a temporary decision on January 25, 2019, allowing the government to re-open until February 15th.