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Trump is opposed to a continuing resolution offered by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, according to a source familiar with the president-elect’s thinking, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the private conversation.
Sources confirmed that Trump told a Fox News host He is the “total opposite” of CR.
Later Wednesday afternoon, the vice president-elect and Sen. J. D. VanceR-Ohio, released a joint statement from him and Trump declaring that politicians “must pass an orderly bill” that doesn’t give Democrats “everything they want.”
“Republicans want to help our farmers, pay for disaster relief, and set our country up for success in 2025. The only way to do that is without Democrat gifts on the debt ceiling. A temporary funding bill with increases,” read a statement posted by Vance on X.
“Anything else is treason to our country,” his statement read.
Their opposition adds significant weight to Musk’s continued efforts throughout the day to tank the bill, which he says is a pork barrel full of spending.
If no legislation is passed by the House and Senate and signed by the president to fund the government by Friday night, the federal government will begin enforcing a partial shutdown that includes furloughing employees. Can be included.
Musk seemed unfazed by the prospect of a government shutdown a week before Christmas.
“Shutting down the government (which doesn’t actually shut down important functions) is infinitely better than passing a terrible bill,” Musk wrote in one of dozens. X posts Protest against Cr.
In another postMusk asserted that “no bill should be passed” by Congress until Trump takes office on January 20.
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