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.”
