The U.S. government has been shut down for 23 days with no sign of resolution, and President Donald Trump is going to Asia.
The president’s weeklong trip is focused on trade deals and peace deals, the White House says. It comes during a foreign-policy-heavy swing for the president — one that some in his political movement are calling out as a departure from MAGA’s “America First” mantra.
In recent days, the U.S. has bombed more of what the Trump administration alleges are drug boats in international waters, and Trump has threatened direct action against Venezuela. He also announced that his administration would bail out Argentina with a cash swap of up to $20 billion and quadruple imports of low-tariff Argentinian beef to drive down prices in the U.S.