Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “In effect, a shutdown gives Trump and his minions, keys to the city and the country,” Schumer told reporters way back then, a whole six months ago. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) seems to have predicted what would have if his party let a shutdown happen. We might get them to work with us.”In addition, Trump continued to slash the civil service even without a government shutdown. Schumer is still in the early stages of the shutdown and he might still win over concessions.