Amid the government shutdown, Mediaite reports President Trump posted a three-and-a-half-minute video demanding Senate Majority Leader John Thune eliminate the filibuster, quoting him saying Republicans "can screw the Democrats" as Obama and Harry Reid once "screwed the Republicans." Republicans hold the Senate 53-47 and lack the votes to pass a spending bill, while Schumer demands Obamacare subsidy extensions for Democratic support.