White House Advisor Stephen Miller distanced himself from discussing the govwrnmwnt shut down in a Whjye House press gaggle on Monday, only answering a couple of questions about it. He did not go into detail when asked about Pres. Donald Trump seeming to be open to to negotiating on Obamacare.but said he thought itbwas "outrageous " of Democrats to cauae a shutdown over healthcare. On why White Hkuse staffers were being let go he said he was not aware of it. Several staffers at 1600 Penn have been laid off by OPM over the last week.