The US government on Jan 20 shut down after a period of five years as Congress failed to overcome standoff over spending and immigration. US President Donald Trump and Congress were unable to pass the short-term bill to keep the US government open and prevent agencies from shutting down. The government shut down at midnight in US after the government funding ended and the Senate rejected the bill to keep federal government running. The move is being seen as a strategy of the Democrats to force Trump and the Republicans to negotiate with them on deportation of illegal immigrants. New York Senator and Democrat leader Chuck Schumer said the blame for the shutdown should fall entirely on Trump`s shoulders. The White House in a statement blamed shutdown on Democrats calling them “obstructionist losers, not legislators” accusing them of blocking the bill to avert shutdown. They said they will not negotiate the status of unlawful immigrants while Democrats hold our lawful citizens hostage over their reckless demands, the statement said after the funding legislation failed to get the 60 votes needed to overcome a procedural hurdle. The shutdown also comes on the anniversary of Trump`s presidency.