Leavitt addresses government shutdown

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt held an emergecny briefing to discuss the ongoing government shutdown and answer some questions from the media. Leavitt says the President is working hard to reopen the government and that she hopes the democrats will reach a vote today that could make that happen. Another key topic discussed is mass federal layoffs and the President's comments about seeing the shutdown as an oppurtunity to weed some federal workers out. Leaavitt says that White House takes no joy in laying people off but in government you have to make tough decisions.