According to Reuters, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent said on 13 local time that the U.S. economy has begun to suffer as the U.S. government "stops" into the 13th day.

¡°The situation is getting serious and it is beginning to affect the real economy,¡± Bezent said in an interview with the US Fox Business Channel, but he did not provide more details.

Reuters said that Besent added that in order to pay U.S. soldiers, the U.S. government had to suspend funding to other federal employees and agencies.

¡°We had to adjust the arrangements.We had to leave our staff in Washington, D.C. and across the country,¡± said Bessent.

Besent also reiterated previous statements that the government's "stop" has led to a stagnation in aid to farmers, adding that official U.S. Treasury data will also be released after the government's "stop".

Due to differences between the two parties on medical-related welfare spending, the U.S. Senate failed to pass a new interim appropriations bill before the end of the previous fiscal year on September 30, and funds to maintain normal government operations were exhausted. Starting from October 1, the U.S. federal government "shut down" again after nearly seven years. As of October 13, the "shutdown" has entered its 13th day. However, Republicans and Democrats are still busy criticizing each other. Agence France-Presse reported that many members of Congress expect Trump to intervene to break the deadlock between the two parties and push the government to "reopen the door." However, Trump left for the Middle East on the 12th local time. The two parties continued to "throw blame" on each other, and at the same time, a number of attractions began to close.