President-elect Donald Trump has thrown a wrench into the effort to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown by rejecting the bipartisan spending bill passed by the House. He's now calling for House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to renegotiate the deal, raising concerns about a potential funding lapse.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson , R-La., center, joined from left by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., and Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., talks at a news conference after presenting his final version of an interim spending bill to his caucus, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. President-elect Donald Trump has now abruptly rejected the bipartisan plan to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown .
But adding an increase in the debt ceiling to the package is a show-stopper for Republicans who routinely vote against more borrowing. The current debt limit expires in 2025 and Trump wants it off the table before he joins the White House. Trump announced his own displeasure late Wednesday, and told Johnson to start over — with the new demand on the debt limit, something that generally takes months to negotiate and that his own party generally opposes.
Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland said, “Elon Musk has pulled the rug out from underneath Mike Johnson. But we have an agreement, and we expect that agreement to be vindicated and fulfilled.”
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