Trump’s shutdown hostage stunt keeps the government frozen
The partial shutdown was still grinding on December 29, with Trump refusing to sign funding that did not include billions for his border wall. The result was a federal government stuck in a political hostage crisis, with hundreds of thousands of workers caught in the middle and no serious sign of movement. The longer this dragged on, the more it looked like Trump had boxed himself into a corner and taken the country with him.
First recorded Dec 29, 2018·Meaningfully updated Dec 29, 2018
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Trump’s shutdown hostage stunt keeps the government frozen
The partial shutdown was still grinding on December 29, with Trump refusing to sign funding that did not include billions for his border wall. The result was a federal government stuck in a political hostage crisis, with hundreds of thousands of workers caught in the middle and no serious sign of movement. The longer this dragged on, the more it looked like Trump had boxed himself into a corner and taken the country with him.
The partial shutdown was still grinding on December 29, with Trump refusing to sign funding that did not include billions for his border wall. The result was a federal government stuck in a political hostage crisis, with hundreds of thousands of workers caught in the middle and no serious sign of movement. The longer this dragged on, the more it looked like Trump had boxed himself into a corner and taken the country…
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