Key Takeaway: CNN data analyst Harry Enten says 61% of all U.S. government-shutdown days in history have occurred under Donald Trump, totaling 82 days across his two terms. A three-day partial shutdown ended after Congress approved a spending package that funds most agencies through September, but a two-week DHS stopgap runs only until Feb. 13. Lawmakers remain deeply divided over immigration funding after controversial DHS operations in Minnesota, raising the prospect of another partial shutdown if DHS funding is not approved.
CNN Data Analyst: 61% Of U.S. Government Shutdown Days Occurred Under Trump — 82 Days Total
Enten revealed that the majority of days the government has been shut down have occurred under Donald Trump. / Screengrab / CNN
CNN data analyst Harry Enten reacted with disbelief and laughter as he laid out just how much of America's government-shutdown history has unfolded under President Donald Trump.
Enten told CNN host John Berman that 61 percent of all U.S. government-shutdown days in history have taken place during Trump's terms in office.
The government has been shut down for 82 days under Donald Trump. / Screengrab / CNN
"I mean, this is just sort of nuts, right? We've spoken about government shutdowns before, but now it's happening so often that the clear majority of times that the government has been shut down has been under Donald John Trump," Enten said, chuckling.
On Tuesday, Congress approved a spending package that funds most federal operations through September, ending a three-day partial shutdown.
That day marked the 46th calendar day during Trump's second term in which the government has been at least partially closed — following a record 43-day shutdown between October and November 2025. Forty-six days in a single presidential term is the most on record; the prior single-term high was 36 days, set during Trump's first term. Combined, Berman noted, Trump has presided over 82 shutdown days across his two terms.
The DHS could be shut down in ten days if Congress can't agree on its funding. / Anadolu / Anadolu via Getty Images
"82 days in shutdown! Donald Trump and his presidency are breaking records in the way you don't want to be breaking them. 82 days over the course of his two terms. And of course, we still have three years left in term number two," Enten exclaimed.
Lawmakers left a potential reopening deadline in place: the spending deal contains a two-week stopgap that continues funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) only until February 13. If Congress cannot reach a new agreement before then, another partial shutdown could begin.
Democrats and Republicans remain sharply divided over immigration enforcement, and tensions grew after contentious DHS operations in Minnesota that included the deaths of two U.S. citizens — an episode that has complicated efforts to pass new DHS funding.
If DHS funding lapses, several sub-agencies would be affected, including FEMA, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Border Patrol. Enten noted, however, that some operations — notably Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — would not automatically halt: ICE received $75 billion in funding as part of what the article describes as Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill."
"My goodness gracious. In terms of the amount of time that there's been at least a partial government shutdown, it seems more times than not, we're in a shutdown, or there might be one on the horizon," Enten said.
As lawmakers negotiate, the immediate outlook remains uncertain: a narrowly tailored funding patch has bought several weeks of breathing room for much of government, but a much larger standoff over DHS and immigration policy could trigger additional partial closures if agreement is not reached.
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