Trump called a possible shutdown of the US government

US President Donald Trump has said that a government shutdown is likely, but not inevitable. He announced this on September 30 during a press conference at the White House, which was broadcast on the government's account on the social network X (former. Twitter).

"Nothing is inevitable, but I would say that this [shutdown] is likely to happen because they [the Democrats] want to provide medical care to illegal immigrants, which will destroy healthcare for everyone else in our country," Trump said.

He noted that Republicans do not want a shutdown. He added that the shutdown could be dangerous for a number of areas, including medicine and social benefits.

Close all: The United States is preparing for a government shutdown on October 1

Plans to reduce staff are already being prepared

On September 19, the U.S. Senate rejected a bill on short-term financing of the government, which was supposed to ensure the work of federal agencies from September 30 to November 21. Trump said that after the rejection of this bill, a shutdown is possible in the country.

On September 26, it was reported that the presidential administration was expecting a government shutdown on Wednesday, October 1, and had no plans to negotiate with the Democratic Party. The lack of negotiations and the onset of the shutdown should cause the Democrats "maximum pain."

Bloomberg reported that the threat of another shutdown in the United States will significantly increase the risks of a weakening dollar. It was noted that the dollar is currently showing its third consecutive daily decline, having lost 0.6%.

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