This event scores extremely low on constitutional damage (1.78) but very high on distraction/hype (28.69), yielding D=-26.91. The action itself is trivial: presidents routinely grant federal employees additional holiday leave, and this is a standard administrative practice with no constitutional implications. The separation score (1) reflects only the routine use of executive authority over federal workforce management. However, the framing as 'closing the federal government' creates massive hype: high novelty (unusual framing of routine action), perfect timing (Christmas Eve announcement maximizes attention), extreme mismatch between headline gravity and actual impact, and strong media friendliness (government shutdown narrative). The intentionality indicators suggest strategic timing and narrative framing. This is a textbook List B event: manufactured controversy around routine administrative action.