President Trump Donald John TrumpBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Military leaders asked about using heat ray on protesters outside White House: report Powell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy MORE on Wednesday suggested that a border wall can't be immoral because there are walls around the Vatican.

“When they say the wall’s immoral, well then you got to do something about the Vatican, because the Vatican has the biggest wall of them all," Trump said during remarks at a meeting with his Cabinet members.

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Trump also claimed that walls "work 100 percent."

"Look at all of the countries that have walls, and they work 100 percent," he said. "It’s never going to change. A wall is a wall.”

Trump on Democrats saying the wall is immoral: "Well then you got to do something about the Vatican, because the Vatican has the biggest wall of them all. The wall is immoral? Look at all of the countries that have walls, and they work 100%. It’s never going to change." pic.twitter.com/6Fgem53WJI — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) January 2, 2019

Trump's comments came as he continues to demand that Congress approve $5 billion in funding for a wall to be built along the southern border.

The federal government has been in a partial shutdown since Dec. 22, with lawmakers at odds over Trump's demand for border wall funding. There were no indications Wednesday that the shutdown would end soon.

Trump said during his remarks at Wednesday's Cabinet meeting that the shutdown could last for "a long time," while Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellSenate Republicans signal openness to working with Biden Hillicon Valley: DOJ indicts Chinese, Malaysian hackers accused of targeting over 100 organizations | GOP senators raise concerns over Oracle-TikTok deal | QAnon awareness jumps in new poll The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden asks if public can trust vaccine from Trump ahead of Election Day | Oklahoma health officials raised red flags before Trump rally MORE (R-Ky.) suggested Wednesday that the shutdown could continue for "weeks."

"We're hopeful that somehow in the coming days and weeks we'll be able to reach an agreement," McConnell said, adding that he didn't think "any particular progress" was made Wednesday.

Meanwhile, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiPowell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy Overnight Defense: House to vote on military justice bill spurred by Vanessa Guillén death | Biden courts veterans after Trump's military controversies Intelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings MORE (D-Calif.), likely the next Speaker, reiterated that Democrats won't agree to fund a wall.

“Nothing for the wall,” she told with NBC’s “Today” in an interview that will air Thursday.