How Trump rewrote the government shutdown playbook

Jeff Mordock, Washington Times

The current government shutdown is like no previous shutdown in that, this time, the

president has labored to reduce the pain on everyday Americans, putting the suffering almost exclusively on federal workers and congressional Democrats’ pet projects. During the shutdown’s first three weeks, President Trump took steps to shield federal law enforcement officers, military service members and welfare recipients from shutdown hardships. At the same time, Mr. Trump fired thousands of workers and slashed programs that Democrats favor.