It's an uneasy time around the country for federal employees, many of who are not being paid due to the ongoing government shutdown.

That includes members of the residence staff at the White House, and they are furloughed. That created a dilemma for the White House and President Donald Trump, who is set to host the Clemson Tigers football team to celebrate its win over the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship game.

Since the staff is typically in charge of catering these events, Trump is personally paying for a meal that includes multiple fast food options, the White House said in a statement.

"The President wanted to host a fun event to celebrate the College Football National Champion Clemson Tigers," deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley said. "Because the Democrats refuse to negotiate on border security, much of the residence staff at the White House is furloughed — so the President is personally paying for the event to be catered with some of everyone's favorite fast foods."

POTUS with “great American food” for Clemson Tigers visiting WH. pic.twitter.com/VgmQeXNhk6 — Roberta Rampton (@robertarampton) January 14, 2019

The government shutdown has reportedly affected around 800,000 workers. The hiatus has officially become the longest shutdown on record, and sides are in a stalemate over funding Trump desires for a border wall on the United States southern border.

The White House visit will be the second official celebratory event for Clemson after the Tigers held a parade on Saturday.

"My challenge to the team this season was that we were gonna have to accept the challenge each week," Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said at the parade. "We called it the 'eye of the tiger and the heart of the champion.' And what that means is not just intensity, but focused intensity. And not just passion, but focused passion. You know it when you see it and you know it when you don’t. Every week I would come in, and I would put up tape and I’d say that ain't it... That is. If we’re gonna get where we wanna go, it’s gonna take everyone in here accepting the challenge… You saw that Monday night out in Santa Clara, California. You saw the eye of the tiger and the heart of a champion. Especially especially in the fourth quarter, that 10:02 drive was the longest in Clemson history.

"It's what you saw all year with this team. It led us to an historic year. Our eighth 10-plus win season. Four straight division titles. No one has ever done that in the league. Four wins in a row versus Florida State. No. 1 scoring defense in the country. The most points scored in Clemson football history. The first 15-0 team in modern day history. Nobody will ever be able to take that away from this group. There will never be another first 15-0 team ever in college football history. These guys will take this with them forever."

There are 76 Clemson players and staff expected to attend the White House gathering on Monday night.

For their sake, let's hope the fries don't get cold.