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    Congrats to Donald Trump, #1 AND #2 longest government shutdowns in history! And almost three times as many days as the next guy! [OC]
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    Congrats to Donald Trump, #1 AND #2 longest government shutdowns in history! And almost three times as many days as the next guy! [OC]

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    1. Human_Inside_928 on

      Neat! I’m sure there’s a good reason for the long shutdowns. (making billionaires trillionaires to own the libs)

    4. CockBrother on

      You might want to consider stacking EVERY shutdown against Trump’s shutdowns.

      49 days versus 75 days and counting. It feels likely that the current shutdown alone will be longer than all other shutdowns combined.

    7. Autodidact2 on

      “If there is a shutdown … I think it would be a tremendously negative mark on the president of the United States. He’s the one that has to get people together.”

      Donald Trump

    12. timelessblur on

      And should be added chances are pretty good this will not be the last shutdown under Trump. I expect he will continue to gain more share of total shutdown days during his time in office.

    16. JL9berg18 on

      A govt shutdown is a congressional failure – specifically, the Senate.

      However, while responsibility falls on the GOP, who controlled Congress during both those times, it is important to note that:
      – the president has a bit of soft / indirect influence,
      – Trump *has* been president for the two biggest ones, and
      – in this instance, Trump has accumulated a huge amount of power within the GOP, and is therefore as responsible as any single person has been in modern US history for a party’s failures

    17. JoseLavo on

      As of today, 4.29% of his total time in office has been government shutdown. 11 more days and he’ll hit the 5% mark. Next closest is Clinton with 0.89% of his total term.

    18. DrMikeH49 on

      “Nobody shuts down the government like I do. They’ve never seen anything like this before. People are coming up me with tears in their eyes, saying ‘Sir, I can’t believe that you were able to do this.’ Many people are saying it’s the most beautiful government shutdown they’ve ever seen.”

    19. blitzm056 on

      What you are seeing play out are two important issues: 1. The US is disastrously in debt 2. The polarization of US politics. The data seems to show a roughly parabolic rise.

    21. steeplebob on

      This is my favorite of the three ways I’ve seen this presented. It highlights the relative dysfunctionality of government under each administration.

    23. Device420 on

      It’s so funny how people love to say how we don’t need the government and they wish the government would leave them alone…. A couple days in and people were losing their shit.

    25. Malikhi on

      It’s so easy to run the government when you just shut the whole thing down! Everyone has always said so. It’s gonna be hyuuuuuuge.

    29. TheGrayBox on

      The shutdowns under Clinton were not done by Democrats, they were done by Republicans to *punish* Clinton for having the best economic record in history and destroying the mythos of the great conservative era. It was yet another example of completely invented emergency, a common feature of Gingrich’s leadership (and guess who is behind the Heritage Foundation today still).

    31. kurttheflirt on

      Wow they forgot Biden his must have been even worse and the deep state covered it up! /s

    32. kowwalski on

      The thing is, Dump is thinking that’s “fighting”. For what and with who exactly, we don’t know. But I’m sure he’s acting like he’s doing it for the good of the nation