JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Tuesday called the government shutdown "a bad idea,” but also said he didn't know if previous shutdowns impacted the economy or market "in a real way.”

“I don't like shutdowns, I think it's just a bad idea. And I don't care what the Democrats, Republicans say, it's a bad idea. It's not a way to run a railroad,” Dimon said during an interview with Bloomberg.

“We've had — I forgot the number — four or five or six. You know, one went for 35 days. I'm not sure any one really affected the economy,” he added.

The federal government shut down last week in the wake of congressional leaders failing to come to a deal on a stopgap spending bill, with lawmakers largely not budging on their demands since.

On Monday, President Trump urged Democrats to reopen the gov

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