USDA says SNAP benefits won't be issued on Nov. 1

President Donald Trump continued to threaten to make cuts amid the shutdown and said he would be targeting "Democrat programs."

"We'll be cutting some very popular Democrat programs that aren't popular with Republicans. Frankly, because that's the way it works. They wanted to do this, so we'll get a little taste of their own medicine," Trump said without giving any specifics.

Legal experts argue the Constitution and federal law allow only Congress to declare cuts to federal agencies or remove them entirely.

The White House has not provided more details on the legality of Trump's threats, nor has it responded to questions as to how firing people who are not getting paid would cut down on waste.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune again demanded Thursday that Senate Democrats vote to reopen the government to ensure military troops receive pay.

"If Democrats can't bring themselves to reopen the government by the end of the day, our troops, the people who protect and defend this country, will start missing their paychecks. To say that that's unacceptable is an understatement," Thune said in remarks on the Senate floor.

As Thune spoke on the floor, he was next to a poster with a quote from Schumer's interview with Punchbowl that stated, "Every day gets better for us."

"We could reopen the government in just a few hours, literally. Pay our troops, pay our federal workers, and stop this madness," he said.

-ABC News' Lauren Peller

The White House is capitalizing on comments made by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who said as the shutdown goes on, "every day gets better for us."

Schumer made the comment to Punchbowl defending the Democrats' shutdown strategy.

"It's because we've thought about this long in advance and we knew that health care would be the focal point on Sept. 30 and we prepared for it," he said. "Their whole theory was — threaten us, bamboozle us, and we would submit in a day or two."

The White House quickly took note and began to criticize Schumer online.

"While Schumer is celebrating, Americans are suffering. America last. Every. Single. Time," said a post on the official White House account on X.

"Better for Schumer. Worse for Americans. What a vile sentiment from an alleged leader in our country," Vice President JD Vance said on X.

-ABC News' Justin Gomez

Following the two tense confrontations on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Johnson said the disputes are getting "personal" but argued it's better for House lawmakers to be "separated right now" as the government shutdown drags on.

Johnson continued to berate Democrats, claiming they are "playing games."

"It gets personal. Emotions are high. People are upset," he said. "This is dangerous stuff, and so is it better for them [House lawmakers], probably being physically separated right now? Yeah, probably is."

-ABC News' Lauren Peller