President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance issued a statement that clarifies where their position is on the impending government shutdown and temporary “continuing resolution” budget.
Republicans, they said, must get smart and get tough.
“The most foolish and inept thing ever done by Congressional Republicans was allowing our country to hit the debt ceiling in 2025. It was a mistake and is now something that must be addressed,” the two wrote on X/Twitter.
“Meanwhile, Congress is considering a spending bill that would give sweetheart provisions for government censors and for Liz Cheney. The bill would make it easier to hide the records of the corrupt January 6 committee—which accomplished nothing for the American people and hid security failures that happened that day,” they said.
Congressional leaders finally released an over 1,500-page stopgap budget that would keep the government running. Congress has until Friday night to approve a continuing resolution that would prevent a government shutdown at the end of December.
“This bill would also give Congress a pay increase while many Americans are struggling this Christmas. Increasing the debt ceiling is not great but we’d rather do it on Biden’s watch. If Democrats won’t cooperate on the debt ceiling now, what makes anyone think they would do it in June during our administration? Let’s have this debate now. And we should pass a streamlined spending bill that doesn’t give Chuck Schumer and the Democrats everything they want,” the incoming president and vice president said.
“Republicans want to support our farmers, pay for disaster relief, and set our country up for success in 2025. The only way to do that is with a temporary funding bill WITHOUT DEMOCRAT GIVEAWAYS combined with an increase in the debt ceiling. Anything else is a betrayal of our country. Republicans must GET SMART and TOUGH. If Democrats threaten to shut down the government unless we give them everything they want, then CALL THEIR BLUFF. It is Schumer and Biden who are holding up aid to our farmers and disaster relief. THIS CHAOS WOULD NOT BE HAPPENING IF WE HAD A REAL PRESIDENT. WE WILL IN 32 DAYS!”
The current bill does have a one-year extension of the farm bill, adding $100 billion in disaster aid, and another $10 billion in economic assistance to farmers.
The issue is moving fast and changing by the minute in the nation’s capital, where some Freedom Caucus Republicans in the House are saying that they didn’t have time to read the 1,500-page bill and so will be a no vote. Others have pointed out passages of the bill that has pay raises for Congress and funding for bioweapons.
Both Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who are heading up Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, have come out against the continuing resolution. The position the House is in right now could end up costing Speaker Mike Johnson his job.
Rep. Chip Roy of Texas called it a crap sandwich and said this Christmas emergency is beginning to be business as usual, calling the bill a “Cramnibus.”
We’ve seen this before. Many times. Kevin McCarthy found out how this works. He’s gone from Speaker to Zero in no time. Mike Johnson has this on the horizon. If he escapes being replaced it will be a miracle. At the same time, if he goes down, it may be the final straw that gets future speakers to remember who they work for and what they promised. Public political executions like this make a lasting impact. Next: Lisa.
Yes but remember matt gaetz role in it. Look at where he is now, in the toilet.
Hahaha Greg, keep on dreaming. Gaetz is more popular than ever.
Maybe in your bathroom.
Greg, you are such a crybaby whiner. You hate Trump so bad you can’t stand it. Well, we hate your guy and your views. Your government‘s done we voted them out now our government‘s gonna be in there so just sit back and enjoy the show. Quit whining about every little thing that you don’t like.
Actually, it is you mark who is whining about everything that you don’t like that I write. you forget that I voted for Trump… Twice, this isn’t my guy in the white house.And this isn’t my government, it’s the government of the united states of america.
Well at least one of us has the conservative viewpoint and trying to save the country. And one of us has a liberal viewpoint and is trying to bankrupt and ruin the country wanna guess which one you are and your buddy cman?
I’m not sure what kind of dream world you’re living in. Youre talking about savin, the country, but i’m your boy is going about it The wrong way He’s trying to scare and punish countries into bailing us out. First it was canada, okay, and then they better become the 51st state to avoid tariffs. Actually, I’m mixed up the first one went. It’s when he threatened mexico and told them they were going to pay for the wall, which didn’t happen now.He’s going to threaten tequila and guacamole. Just today I was reading that he’s threatening the european union, telling them that they better buy our oil and gas.We’re going to tariff the hell out of them, too. You can’t bully your way around the globe to get in your way.America has to save itself. All this is going to do is further escalate everybody turning on us, and proving to all those rogue countries that were hating on us for so many years, they were correct. Allies help each other.
But not through bullying.
And yeah, being forced into predicaments that hurt their own country. Show your failed attempt at saving the country really has never worked. It’s just been the continuation of a downward slide. Time to try something new, like a global partnership. Maybe everybody come together and quit trying to one up each other. Trump needs to realize that the united states isn’t a business. That didn’t go over too well, either for trump with his many bankruptcies.
You mean like you and your ilk have been whining the last 4 years?
They appear to have forgotten the voters are now awake and will replace them.
Did you just say you’re “woke?” Lol
Did you just say you are illiterate? Don’t worry your type of politicians days are numbered. Americans overwhelmingly spoke Nov 5th. Primaries for all who don’t listen th their employers.
The GOP negotiates a deal, then decides the Donald doesn’t approve and his billionaire boy toy will primary any of us who vote for it. The GOP is going to own the government shutdown for Christmas. Don’t worry all their perks for the holiday season will still continue. You all voted for the orange menace. Cheers to you all!
Yeah because Kamala would have been better according to you??
Just not looking forward to 4 years of McCarthyism, temper tantrums, tyrant and bullying while calling it negotiations. When the voters have had enough in 2 years and he looses Congress, he may be picking up his fiddle and like Nero, play while all around him burns.
The TDS around here is almost as bad as the PTS around here. Drill Baby Drill !!!
Remember, almost 50% of the country is afflicted by your self assigned terminology.
The GOP negotiated?
When?
They were so scared of a shutdown they let the uniparty out anything into the bill without question. Explain how criminalizing memes poking fun at politicians belongs in the bill?
Imagine expecting Congress to govern? Better ask what the person who isn’t President thinks first. Don’t want to upset daddy.
Tommorow morning, you and Forkner will know it’s 33 days until daddy’s back.
So he’s your daddy. I never doubted it. Lol
Cman you have no idea about real democracy you and Greg R one and the same liberal crybabies. A lot of voted for Trump just to ruin your days and it looks like we did aR one and the same liberal crybabies. A lot of voted for Trump just to ruin your days and it looks like we did a good job. Just quit crying and sit back and enjoy the ride.
I thought most people vote for a candidate because of their policies. Looks like you have other motivations. I expect Congress to do their job. Maybe you don’t.
I think i’m in some kind of a weird twilight zone, because I think you just stuttered or typed the same thing twice.
Shutt’er DOWN!!!
Exactly! Call their bluff! Nobody will notice!
Holding Americans hostage if they don’t abide leveraged debt to be paid by their own future tax dollars is sort of like holding your own gun to your own head and demanding your own wallet. This insanity will continue because we have collectively sold ourselves out.
Coming soon at some point, we are gonna be broke and we’re gonna have to shut the government down whether they like it or not. It’s better than we do it now and have a little pain and we do it later and have a lot of pain. The taxpayers don’t pay enough attention to what’s being spent by their politicians if they really knew where all the money went, they wouldn’t be voting for them.
Well, musk is telling him that the country needs to be shut down. And when a guy like musk goes out and buys a president, you expect results.
Based on her perception that her job is to serve select interest groups in Alaska, Senator Murkowski will be supporting this obscenity in the name of “bringing home the bacon”.
Question for MRAK readers: When was the last time that a typical federal appropriation did any good for your community? My answer: Rarely. Maybe a transportation project now and then.
Looking at the bright side, if Harris had won the election this spending bill would have had gun control in it. That gun control might have been especially severe because of the extra publicity surrounding some recent murders.
No progress will be made toward reducing spending until Republicans have the courage to actually reduce spending, and that will almost certainly require an extended period of federal government shut-down. Expect the huge bureaucracy to do everything they can to make that as painful on taxpayers and working Americans as they can.
The only gun control that may and that’s a big may, might have been background checks which every gun i ever bought i had to do anyway.
“The bill would make it easier to hide the records of the corrupt January 6 committee” the one that weren’t shredded.
‘https://federalnewsnetwork.com/all-news/2013/03/obama-signs-sequestration-order-whats-next-for-feds/
Black, minority, women-owned, veteran-owned start-up small businesses in federal contracting go under first.
Do not do what Obama did. He killed a service-disabled veteran, and black-owned small business in his first 90 days.
I know this firsthand. I was there. I paid the price.
Ask Ray Sylvain.
Everything is not a short-term knee-jerk necessary action.
Does the billion in disaster relief have any requirements that it will be saved for Americans impacted by disasters or will it be used to house illegals in fancy hotels? Disaster relief is important, but only if the funds actually go to the intended purpose.
Johnson and all politicians who support the omnibus pork bill need to go. This is the second time, and this crap needs to stop.
How can President Musk be president if he wasn’t born here?
Maybe Has Wyss can answer that for you. Or George Soros. Or Zelenskyy. Wait, weren’t you just saying the other day that Trump is a dictator??? We could go on like this all day but I have to get to work. You stay here and blow another gasket.
Funny how the people who were furious about Obama being president because Trump said he was born in Africa are now completely fine with congress being led by a guy who was literally born in South Africa. America went 247 years without a foreign born ruler. It was a good run. Why would Trump want to eliminate the debt ceiling during his entire presidency when he promised to cut the total budget by 33% and balance the budget? Something doesn’t add up here. But hey as long as we get $2 eggs and $1.87 gasoline does it really matter?
Simple…. you buy yourself a President and then,
Like a marionette, you shove your hand into his back and make him talk. Musk is saying shut down the government and Trump is calling for Congress to raise debt limits. I don’t think the hand knows what the mouth is saying.
Now, musk is flopping almost as fast as trump flops and a mear 48 hours later is saying the bill is worthy.
Not another farthing.
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