On January 4, The Washington Post reported that because the shutdown was triggered by the failure to enact spending bills that continued a federal government pay freeze, hundreds of senior Trump administration political appointees would receive a roughly $10,000 pay raise the following day.
Tanggal 4 Januari, The Washington Post melaporkan bahwa karena penutupan ini dipicu oleh kegagalan pengesahan RUU anggaran yang membekukan gaji pemerintah federal, ratusan pejabat politik senior akan menerima kenaikan gaji sebesar $10.000 keesokan harinya.