expressedsurprisenottohavereceivedoverturesfromthemovertheholidaystonegotiateanendtothegovernmentshutdown.“IwasintheWhiteHouseallbymyselfforsixorsevendays,”hesaid.“Itwasverylonely.MyfamilywasdowninFlorida.Isaid,‘Staythereandenjoyyourself.’eandnegotiatethebordersecurity.”Trump,whometlaterinthedaywithcongressionalleadersawayfromTVcameras,hasalreadydismissedafundingproposalfromHouseDemocraticleaderNancyPelosithatincludes$1.3billioninbordersecurityfunding.promise,Trumpcontinuedtoarguefortheimportanceofawall,pointingtootherexamplesofbarriers.HeincorrectlyassertedthatObama’sWashingtonresidenceissurroundedbya10-footwallandcitedtheVatican,whichhesaid“hasthebiggestwallofthemall.”“Whentheysaythewallisimmoral,thenyoubetterdosomethingabouttheVatican,”hesaid.“Wallswork.”AsTrumpspoke,a“GameofThrones”-st