Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday that President Trump \u201chas done all he can\u201d to minimize the pain of the current government shutdown on Americans.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, we have done all we can. President Trump has done all he can to minimize the pain of the shutdown on the American people. Again, you remember under Barack Obama’s shutdown, he was trying to gate off open-air monuments in Washington, D.C., and were shutting down parks, just walking paths,\u201d Duffy told CBS News\u2019s Margaret Brennan on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident Trump has tried to make it less painful on the American people. So, we’re looking for pots of money to pay essential workers, but there’s really strict rules around what money we can use and how we can use it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The ongoing shutdown comes after months of rising tension between Democrats and Republicans amid the second Trump presidency and controversial actions Trump has taken.<\/p>\n
On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) pushed lawmakers to open the government back up amid major American airports dealing with flight delays and cancellations because of staffing shortages.<\/p>\n