"In a situation like this where the president in my view is in the right place — trying to get the right outcome … with regard to border security — of course not," McConnell told reporters when asked if he would be willing to override a veto on legislation to fully reopen the government.

ADVERTISEMENT Democrats, who have been trying to build pressure on McConnell to break with Trump in the weeks-long funding fight, blasted the GOP leader on Tuesday afternoon, asserting he and Republicans were more worried about "not offending" Trump than reopening the government.

McConnell has said the Senate will not take up government funding legislation unless it's an agreement reached by the White House and congressional Democratic leadership.

"There's no way around it. Having show votes in the Senate doesn't solve the problem," McConnell told reporters on Tuesday.

The GOP leader has twice blocked a House-passed package that would fully reopen the federal government, roughly a quarter of which has been closed since Dec. 22 amid a stalemate over Trump's demand for border wall funding.

One of the bills passed by the House would fund the Department of Homeland Security through Feb. 8, while the other would fund the rest of the impacted departments and agencies through Sept. 30, the end of the fiscal year.

Updated: 4 p.m.