President Donald Trump on Wednesday night signed the funding bill that officially ends the nation’s longest government shutdown, closing out a 43-day standoff that disrupted federal operations across the country.

Surrounded by Republican lawmakers in the Oval Office during a ceremony broadcast live by Newsmax, Trump called it an “honor” to reopen the government — even after Democrats dragged the country through weeks of unnecessary chaos for political gain.

“We went through this short-term disaster with the Democrats because they thought it would be good politically,” Trump said. “And it’s an honor now to sign this incredible bill and get our country working again.”

Earlier, Trump was even clearer about what Americans just witnessed. “Today, we’re sending a clear message that we will never give in to extortion — because that’s exactly what this was. They tried to extort. The Democrats tried to extort our country.”

He emphasized that the bill he was signing was “exactly like what we asked Democrats to send us many days ago,” underscoring just how pointless the shutdown was. “This shutdown cost the country $1.5 trillion. Republicans never wanted it.”

The House passed the bill 222–209 on Wednesday, using its narrow GOP majority to get the measure across the finish line. The Senate approved it earlier in the day, clearing the final hurdle before it reached the president’s desk.

Afterward, House Speaker Mike Johnson said he was “relieved,” noting that Democrats “got nothing for their political stunt.”

The shutdown may have been the longest in history, but in the end, leadership and perseverance prevailed — and the government is finally back open, stronger and ready to move forward.