President-elect Trump and Elon Musk have both voiced their opposition to a government spending bill, raising concerns about a potential government shutdown.
President-elect Donald Trump opposes a government spending bill supported by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson. Trump disagrees with the continuing resolution proposed by Johnson, according to a source close to the president-elect who wished to remain anonymous. Senator J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, released a joint statement with Trump stating that politicians should 'pass a streamlined bill' that doesn't give Democrats 'everything they want.
' '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,' read the statement posted by Vance on X. Their opposition adds significant weight to Elon Musk's ongoing efforts throughout the day to derail the bill, which he claims is filled with wasteful pork-barrel spending. If no legislation is passed by the House and Senate and signed by the president to fund the government after Friday night, the federal government would begin implementing a partial shutdown that could involve employee furloughs. 'Shutting down' the government (which doesn't actually shut down critical functions btw) is infinitely better than passing a horrible bill,' Musk wrote in one of dozens of posts
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