President-elect Donald Trump Friday morning said the shutdown of the government should begin now under the Biden administration as this is a Biden problem to solve. “If there is going to be a shutdown of government, let it begin now, under the Biden Administration, not after January 20th, under “TRUMP.” This is a Biden problem to solve, but if Republicans can help solve it, they will!” Trump posted as the role of his lieutenant Elon Musk came under fire for the possible shutdown the country is heading toward as it was Elon Musk who constantly posted against the bipartisan spending deal that was initially agreed upon by the Republicans and the Democrats.
“Congress must get rid of, or extend out to, perhaps, 2029, the ridiculous Debt Ceiling. Without this, we should never make a deal. Remember, the pressure is on whoever is President,” Trump said after the spending bill that he favored also failed in Congress and there were 38 Republicans who voted against the bill.
Will there be a govt shutdown? Here are the latest updates
The deadline to pass a new spending bill ends today midnight. Speaker Mike Johnson said he expects the House will be voting again soon to avert a shutdown. “Yeah we’re expecting votes this morning, we’ve got a plan,” he told reporters as he arrived on Capitol Hill. When asked if there was a new agreement, he only replied: “We’ll see.”
‘Democrats would rather fight for global censorship bulls**t’
Vice President-elect JD Vance blamed the Democrats after the new bill was rejected. On the possibility of a government shutdown, Vance said, “The Democrats just voted to shut down the government even though we had a clean CR [because] they didn’t want to give the president negotiating leverage during the first year of his new term.”
“And number two, because they would rather shut down the government and fight for global censorship bulls**t, they’ve asked for a shutdown, and I think that’s exactly what they’re going to get.”
