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President-elect Trump stated Wednesday he’s “totally against” the continued answer (CR) being debated by way of the Area to stock the federal government from shutting i’m sick via March.
Trump spoke with “Fox & Friends” co-host Lawrence Jones Wednesday, telling him the “fight starts now.”
“I just spoke with President-elect [Trump], and he is ‘totally against’ the proposed CR,” Jones wrote in a put up on X.
In some other put up, the morning display co-host wrote, “The President-elect [Trump] believes that the ‘fight starts now,’ in lieu than ready till he’s sworn in.
Jones later wrote, “The President-elect [Trump] stated [House Speaker Mike Johnson’s] difficult condition however emphasised that this method isn’t the best plan of action.”
Congressional leaders in Washington, D.C., released the text of their 1,547-page CR Tuesday evening after last-minute negotiations delayed its original planned release Sunday. A source familiar with discussions told Fox News Digital more specifically that the deal was largely struck between the top two Democrats and Republicans in each chamber.
Since its release, the CR has seen strong opposition from conservatives and House GOP hardliners, many of whom are frustrated with unrelenting policy riders attached to the legislation, rather than a “blank” extension of presidency investment.
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While the bill would avert a partial government shutdown through March 14 if passed, it also includes provisions on health care and ethanol fuel, along with $100 billion in disaster aid funding and measures to fund the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The bill also includes the first pay raise for lawmakers since 2009.
Republican congressional leaders have defended their plan for a stopgap spending bill, arguing it would allow Trump to have a greater influence on spending when the question comes up again in the spring.
Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance released a statement on the spending bill Wednesday.
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“Essentially the most silly and inept factor ever executed by way of Congressional Republicans was once permitting our nation to collision the debt ceiling in 2025. It was once a mistake and is now one thing that will have to be addressed,” they wrote. “Expanding the debt ceiling isn’t stunning however we’d in lieu do it on Biden’s monitor.
“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.
“Republicans wish to aid farmers and pay for crisis leisure age atmosphere the rustic up for luck 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,” they stated. “Republicans must GET SMART and TOUGH.
“If Democrats threaten to close i’m sick the federal government except we give them the whole lot they would like, nearest CALL THEIR BLUFF. It’s Schumer and Biden who’re conserving up help to our farmers and crisis leisure. THIS CHAOS WOULD NOT BE HAPPENING IF WE HAD A REAL PRESIDENT. WE WILL IN 32 DAYS!”
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill April 30, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, who was appointed co-chair of Trump’s newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), also came out in opposition to Johnson’s proposed bill to keep the government funded on Wednesday.
Musk turned to his social media platform X to argue that the 1,547-page document is full of “red meat.”
“This invoice will have to no longer cross,” he wrote.
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Elon Musk, left, and Vivek Ramaswamy arrive to meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Dec. 5, 2024. (Getty Images)
The other co-chair of DOGE, Vivek Ramaswamy, expressed skepticism of the bill on Tuesday, though he did not outright oppose Johnson’s solution.
“These days studying the 1,547-page invoice to capitaltreasury the federal government via mid-March. Anticipating each and every U.S. Congressman & Senator to do the similar,” Ramaswamy wrote on X.
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The GOP holds a one-seat majority within the Area, which means Johnson will most probably must depend on Democratic votes to cross the invoice. The law will have to additionally cross the Senate by way of the Friday closing date to keep away from a shutdown.
Fox Information Virtual’s Anders Hagstrom and Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this file.