money, not mexico's government or shut down the government. he may be in negotiating tactic, but lawmakers only have a few weeks before the government runs out of money and hits the debt ceiling, which could affect the stock market or spook consumers. today the white house was repeatedly asked why the president is willing to jeopardize the u.s. economy for something he once promised mexico would pay for. the questions were asked a number of ways by a number of reporters to spokesperson sarah hucka abee sanders, but she swatted them away. >> the president has talked pretty extensively about this. he campaigned on the wall. he won on talking about building a wall. and he's going to make sure that that gets done. we know that the wall and other security measures at the border work. we've seen that take place over the last decade and we're committed to making sure the american people are protected. once again, the president is committed to making sure this happens and we're going to push forward. the efforts haven't been