Trump: Shutdown Cost US $1.5 Trillion

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00:00After 43 days, the longest government shutdown in US history has officially ended.

00:09President Donald Trump made the announcement after the shutdown crippled key sectors of the American economy.

00:16This cost the country $1.5 trillion, this little excursion that they took us on.

00:22Republicans never wanted a shutdown and voted 15 times for a clean continuation of funding.

00:30Following the signing of the new funding bill, Trump confirmed that federal operations would resume immediately,

00:36once again blaming Democrats for the crisis and for the economic damage inflicted on workers and small businesses.