Some US government agencies have been shut down, and museums and zoos have been forced to close
On December 22, local time, the US federal government began to shut down after US President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats failed to reach an agreement on funding an additional $5 billion to build a border wall. Affected by the government shutdown, a large number of national museums and zoos in the United States are closed. Some national parks have been turned into "dumping grounds" because no one cleans them.
The U.S. -China Administration, which provides funds to the Smithsonian Institution, a semi-official museum funded by the U.S. government, is one of the government departments "closed" because of the suspension of funding. More than a dozen Smithsonian museums, including the African American Museum, the National American Museum, and the National Air and Space Museum, have been closed because they cannot pay their employees.
In addition, the National Zoo under the society has been forced to close its doors and suspended its webcast of the "treasure of the Town garden" giant pandas. This made many Internet users and media angry and disappointed. Of course, more disappointed are the tourists who made the trip for nothing.
The traders in the zoo were also greatly affected.
Also affected by the shutdown are several national parks. The lack of park officials and camp workers has left many parks littered with plastic bottles and garbage bags, public toilets uncleaned, and visitors defecating in public. Some volunteers have volunteered to clean up the trash, but with little success. Parts of several national parks, including Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Valley, have been closed to the public.