The Republican administration is responsible for the government shutdown and its disastrous side effects. Trump said in 2011 that the President is responsible for any government shutdown. Promises made during the election are now revealed to be lies. Prices promised to be lowered, have risen dramatically since Trump took office. The Ukraine war was promised to be ended but continues. Medicare and Medicaid were supposed to be protected but are under threat. The data that shows the effects of his bad policies is under attack by a President who wants to hide the truth from the American people.