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It\u2019s been over half a month since Donald Trump shut down the government, and he still hasn\u2019t been able to make a deal to reopen it. Trump\u2019s own Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent admitted<\/a> that Trump\u2019s government shutdown is costing the US economy $15 billion a day. Meanwhile, Trump is hosting lavish fundraisers with wealthy donors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response, DNC Rapid Response Director Kendall Witmer issued the following statement:<\/em><\/strong>

\u201cWe are 17 days into Donald Trump\u2019s government shutdown, and Trump seems content hosting his rich friends and wealthy donors for a lavish fundraiser for his gold-plated ballroom. Americans blame<\/a> Trump and the Republicans for shutting down the government and allowing health care premiums to spike for 22 million Americans. Between his chaotic policies, failure to bring down rising prices, and now his government shutdown, Trump\u2019s favorability has taken a substantial hit. With Republicans in control of the White House and Congress, why can\u2019t they make a deal? We\u2019re saying what everybody is thinking: The dealmaker-in-chief has lost his touch.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been over half a month since Donald Trump shut down the government, and he still hasn\u2019t been able to make a deal to reopen it. Trump\u2019s own Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent admitted that Trump\u2019s government shutdown is costing the US economy $15 billion a day. Meanwhile, Trump is hosting lavish fundraisers with wealthy donors.  […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1056568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDay 17 of Trump\u2019s Shutdown: Trump, the Self-Described \u201cMaster Dealmaker,\u201d Can\u2019t Make a Deal on His Own Shutdown - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/day-17-of-trumps-shutdown-trump-the-self-described-master-dealmaker-cant-make-a-deal-on-his-own-shutdown\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-10-17T16:50:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1101\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"483\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jared Carmeli\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jared Carmeli\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/day-17-of-trumps-shutdown-trump-the-self-described-master-dealmaker-cant-make-a-deal-on-his-own-shutdown\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/day-17-of-trumps-shutdown-trump-the-self-described-master-dealmaker-cant-make-a-deal-on-his-own-shutdown\/\",\"name\":\"Day 17 of Trump\u2019s Shutdown: Trump, the Self-Described \u201cMaster Dealmaker,\u201d Can\u2019t Make a Deal on His Own Shutdown - 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