Government shutdown updates: 'There's nothing for us to negotiate,' Johnson says amid shutdown

Asked by a reporter during a press briefing whether President Donald Trump has spoken to any Democratic senators amid the shutdown, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said he hasn’t, to her knowledge.

She said he has been apprised of the ongoing shutdown and has spoken with House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, “who are in touch with, of course, moderate Democrats and Democrats across the board, who we understand, hopefully, want to do the right thing by their constituents to reopen the government.”

“His position is very clear. There’s nothing to negotiate. Just reopen the government and then we can talk about all the important issues facing our country,” she said.