President Donald Trump said Thursday that another government shutdown is likely as Congress approaches its Jan. 30 funding deadline, even as members work to hammer out funding agreements.
“I think we have a problem, because I think we’re going to probably end up in another Democrat shutdown,” Trump said in an interview with Fox Business on the sidelines of Davos. Referring to the most recent shutdown that began last October, he added: “The shutdown cost us a lot, and I think they’ll probably do it again, that’s my feeling. We’ll see what happens.”
Lawmakers have until Jan. 30 to pass the 12 annual appropriations bills needed to fund the government and avoid a shutdown.
House leaders are planning a vote on a bipartisan compromise released Tuesday, providing $1.2 trillion in funding for several agencies including the Homeland Security and Defense departments. The legislation would also secure $10 billion in funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement through the end of the fiscal year in September.
Many Democrats are objecting to the negotiated bill that would fund ICE, albeit with some new restrictions. Still, there is no current expectation from many on the Hill that the opposition would prevent passage of the remaining funding bills ahead of the deadline.
Congress has already passed six of the 12 annual funding bills, meaning only a subset of federal agencies would shut down if it fails to act.
The most recent shutdown began Oct. 1, 2025, and lasted 43 days. It was the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
