agencies have plans in place to deal with the shutdown. the park service is told not to shut parks and monuments which require minimal staffing. democrats will take the worst hit in the political shutdown. here is his argument. >> for any reason it shuts down, the worst thing is what happens to our military. >> the president made that comment outside the pentagon. the shutdown would not stop the military from operating. the military is considered an essential function of government. >> the president knows this or once did. look at the 2013 tweet from citizen tweet. all essential al sservices cont. don't believe lies. if it stretches into february, it could be delaying military paychecks. hope hicks delayed an