Donald Trump has voiced his opinion on the fears of an impending authorities shutdown. Taking to his social media platform, Truth Social, Friday morning, the president-elect advised that the federal government ought to shut down “now” whereas Joe Biden continues to be in workplace. His assertion comes as Republicans put together for an eleventh-hour vote within the Rules Committee.
Trump calls potential authorities shutdown ‘a Biden drawback’
“If there’s going to be a shutdown of presidency, let it start now, below the Biden Administration, not after January twentieth, below “TRUMP.” This is a Biden drawback to resolve, but when Republicans can assist remedy it, they’ll!” Trump stated. The future president’s blunt declaration got here after the House turned down a Republican invoice on Thursday to maintain the federal government funded quickly.
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Plan B, a 116-page invoice, was placed on the home ground after the House GOP turned down the practically 1,500-page invoice, which included round $100 billion in catastrophe reduction funding, extra billions in farm assist, and the extension of federal spending at present ranges till March 14, subsequent yr, on Wednesday.
In the early hours of Friday morning, Trump doubled down on his calls to abolish the debt ceiling. “Congress should do away with, or prolong out to, maybe, 2029, the ridiculous Debt Ceiling. Without this, we should always by no means make a deal. Remember, the strain is on whoever is President,” Trump stated in a Truth Social put up.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries accused Republicans of pushing the nation towards a authorities shutdown. “Extreme MAGA Republicans are marching America to a painful authorities shutdown that can crash the economic system and harm working-class Americans as a result of they might somewhat enact large tax cuts for his or her billionaire donors than fund most cancers analysis,” he advised CNN.