Trump Signs Short-Term Spending Bill to End Shutdown

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President Donald Trump signed into law a short-term spending bill and ended the 35-day partial government shutdown, the longest in the history of the United States.

The continuing resolution provides funding for the federal government for t

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hree weeks, until February 15. It does not include any funding for the border wall.

Many see Trump’s decision on Friday to reopen the government without getting his demand for $5.7 billion in border wall funding as a concession.

Conservative political commentator Ann Coulter insulted him by tweeting that Trump replaced former President George H.W. Bush as the “biggest wimp.”

On the other hand, Fox Business host, Lou Dobbs said Trump was “mistaken and misinformed about what the Democrats are willing to do.” He suggested that the Democrats “are not putting partisanship aside but they are putting it at the front and center.”