troops, president trump toldre rters he'll do, quote, whatever it takes to get funding for a border wall. it's an idea that democrats have firmly rejected. meanwhile,he shutdown continues to impact tourism in the district. bathrooms in many outdoor monuments are closed. at the lincoln memorial, port-a-pot in and trash cans are erflowing with waste. 380,000 government employees very furloughed at this point. an this morning, d.c. mayor muriel bowser is putting pressure on the president. in a letter, she said the government shutdown has no winners and asked him to end the impasse. she went on to explain that the peho live, work, or own businesses in d.c. suffer when the government closes. she also pointedhaut the d.c. government is picking up the tab for federal services during the shutdown, all while being, quote, the only citizens within the continental united states without a vote in congress. >>> after the president's tp to iraq, mr. trump surprised u.s. service members stationed in germany. th president took pictures and shook hands with the troops at ramstein air base. some of them w