Washington (CNN) Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said Sunday that Congressional Democrats should not "give an inch" in the ongoing budget debate with President Donald Trump that has caused a nearly two-week government shutdown with no clear end in sight.

The shutdown, which is due in large part to a disagreement over how much federal funding should be allocated to border security, has put 380,000 federal employees on furlough, while another 420,000 are working without pay.

"What should Democratic leaders in Congress do?" CNN's Dana Bash asked McAuliffe, a Democrat, on "State of the Union."

"Not give an inch," McAuliffe replied. "Democrats should not give an inch."

"Donald Trump owns this. He said he wanted to own it in the December meeting in the Oval Office," he said, referring to a meeting Trump had with Democratic leaders earlier this month in which he preemptively took ownership of a potential shutdown.

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