"By the numbers: As of Thursday, Trump has led the country through 57 days of a government shutdown across his two terms. Of those, 36 were during his first administration. Carter oversaw the government through 56 days during five shutdowns. Former President Clinton had the third most with 26 days across two shutdowns. The fine print: The federal government counts shutdown days as starting after the final day on which budget authority was available and ending the day before new budget authority was enacted."
"Driving the news: The current government shutdown began on Oct. 1 after Congress failed to reach a deal on Sept. 30. Congressional Democrats took a hardline stance on extending expiring tax credits for the Affordable Care Act and a reversal of Trump's Medicaid cuts. Flashback: In 2019, Trump threatened to keep the government unfunded for "years" to secure money for a border wall. He ended up supporting a short-term spending bill to reopen the government without getting any border wall funding."
Donald Trump has led the country through 57 days of government shutdown across his two terms, including 36 days during his first administration. Jimmy Carter oversaw 56 days of shutdown across five separate shutdowns. Bill Clinton presided over 26 shutdown days across two shutdowns. The federal government counts shutdown days from the day after budget authority expires until the day before new budget authority is enacted. The current shutdown began on Oct. 1 after Congress failed to reach a deal on Sept. 30. Congressional Democrats sought extensions of expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits and a reversal of Medicaid cuts. In 2019, Trump threatened prolonged shutdowns but later supported a short-term bill without wall funding.
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