In over a decade of US shutdowns, Republicans and Democrats have played the blame game. We check their claims.
In over a decade of US government shutdowns, Republicans and Democrats have played the blame game. We check their claims.
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman and Amy Sherman | Politifact
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In 2013, then-businessman and reality TV star Donald Trump shared his vision on Fox News about the role a United States president should play in a government shutdown: “You have to be nice and be angry and be wild and cajole and do all sorts of things, but you have to get a deal.”
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