When Sarah Sanders was asked what advice she would give to federal workers who are worried about another shutdown told reporters: "My advice would be to call your Democrat members of Congress and ask them to fix the problem."

Sanders was also challenged on whether or not the border is an emergency or half an emergency, since President Trump has yet to declare it. Sanders told reporters they were missing the point.

"It's not just an emergency. It's a crisis at the border," she said.

The press secretary added that the administration still believes the best fix would be to do it legislatively and that Trump wants to "exhaust" all other options.