Welcome to the club: President Donald Trump says "a lot of good" might come from the government shutdown. "We can get rid of a lot of things that we didn't want and they'd be Democrat things," Trump told the press on Tuesday. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will not be affected initially, but could be if the shutdown goes on for a long time. National parks have previously had their operations hobbled; open-air sites will probably stay open but visitors centers or other areas that need staffing will shut down. ("A government shutdown would leave our parks understaffed and vulnerable, putting our most cherished places and millions of visitors at risk.