唐纳德·特朗普总统继续威胁要在政府关门期间削减开支，并表示他将针对“民主党项目”。
“我们将削减一些不受共和党欢迎的非常受欢迎的民主党项目。坦白地说，因为这就是它的工作方式。他们想这样做，所以我们会尝一尝他们自己的药，”特朗普说，但没有给出任何细节。
法律专家认为宪法和联邦法律允许只有国会才能宣布削减联邦机构或完全取消它们。
白宫没有就特朗普威胁的合法性提供更多细节，也没有回答解雇没有工资的人将如何减少浪费的问题。
Trump threatens to cut 'popular Democrat programs'
President Donald Trump continued to threaten to make cuts amid the shutdown and said he would be targeting "Democrat programs."
"We'll be cutting some very popular Democrat programs that aren't popular with Republicans. Frankly, because that's the way it works. They wanted to do this, so we'll get a little taste of their own medicine," Trump said without giving any specifics.
Legal experts arguethe Constitution and federal law allowonly Congress to declare cuts to federal agencies or remove them entirely.
The White House has not provided more details on the legality of Trump's threats, nor has it responded to questions as to how firing people who are not getting paid would cut down on waste.
