until you get the funding for the wall. these federal workers want the wall. >> the president is now taunting democrats in a tweet by claiming without evidence that most of the 800,000 federal workers affected by the shutdown are democrats. that comment prompted backlash from one. largest unions rpg federal employ eds. the head of the american federation of government employees writing in a statement a government shutdown doesn't hurt any one political party or any one federal employee more than another. it hurts all of them. it hurts their families and it hurts all of our communities. the president doesn't appear to be budging from his starting position. >> whatever it takes. i mean, we're going to have a wall. we're going to have safety. >> reporter: today white house press secretary sarah sanders doubled down saying in it a statement the president does not want the government to remain shut down, but he'll not sign a proposal that does not first prioritize our country's safety and security. yet while in iraq trump repeatedly refused to say if he'll compromise and accept less