FBI Director Christopher Wray called the federal government shutdown “mind-boggling” and “short-sighted” in a video message to FBI employees — a majority of whom are working without pay.

Wray, who was confirmed as FBI director in 2017, often avoids getting involved in political disputes. But Friday marked the second missed paycheck for the more than 800,000 federal workers affected by the stalemate — 35,000 of whom are FBI employees — and Wray said he was “angry” Friday.