Gifs: The story of the Trump Shutdown

For the last three years Donald Trump has been saying we need a wall and that Mexico will pay for it!

Paul Ryan could have passed a funding bill with wall money in it but he didn't. He decided to pass tax cuts for billionaires and corporations.

Trump meets with Chuck and Nancy in the Oval Office and tells them he has the votes in congress to get the wall approved. Nancy tells him he doesn't have the votes.

Trump says he'll own the shutdown if he doesn't get wall funding.

The Republican controlled House and Senate vote to fund the government. Trump says he will sign the bill.



Ann Counter calls Trump weak and says he better get the
wall funded or else his base will turn against him



Trump changes his mind and the government shuts down.



By this time the control of the house is turned over to the Democrats
who immediately elect Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House.

Trump tells Speaker Pelosi he wants the American taxpayers to pay for his wall.

Nancy says

Trump keeps demanding a wall.

Nancy suggests postponing the State of the Union address.

Trump cancels Nancy's trip to the war zone, inadvertently exposing national security.

MAGA goes wild.

Nancy passes 10 bills to re-open the government!

Trump tries to blame Democrats for the shutdown.

Democrats be like...

Republican in the senate be like...

Senator Lindsey Graham be like...

Mitch McConnell be like...

Trump said,

"I dare Nancy to try and stop me from making my state of the union speech at the capital."

Nancy Pelosi said, "Not today, Satan! You will not be making that speech in the People's House!"

Then Flight attendants and Air Traffic Controllers said, "We will lock down every bit of airspace

and will fuck up the Super Bowl including not allowing private jets to fly."

Trump caved and accepted Nancy's deal.

He shut down the government for 35 days and got nothing for it.

And MAGA was like...

But MAGA was also like...

However, America was like...

Thinking everything was all good, Trump begged Nancy to let him give his speech.

Nancy said, "Let me think about it and I'll get back you."

The White House said the fight wasn't over and they were ready to do anything to get their wall.

Nancy said, "Bring it."