President-elect Donald Trump sounded off against House Speaker Mike Johnson\u2019s spending bill.<\/p>\n
The government is set to shut down on December 21 without a continuing resolution to fund it,<\/p>\n
o Johnson and the Republican-controlled House are rushing to pass one.<\/p>\n
The bill would provide government funding through March 14 and is nearly 1,500 pages long.<\/p>\n
Johnson\u2019s idea has drawn criticism from certain Republican hardliners, while billionaire take-haver Elon Musk has responded by calling the measure an \u201cinsane crime against the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n
Washington, D.C.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 As the deadline for a potential government shutdown looms,<\/p>\n President-elect Donald Trump has sharply criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson\u2019s latest spending bill, which seeks to prevent a shutdown by extending government funding through March 14.<\/p>\n The bill, which spans nearly 1,500 pages, is being rushed through the Republican-controlled House as lawmakers scramble to avoid a shutdown set for December 21.<\/p>\n While the proposal is intended to provide short-term government funding, it has already sparked significant opposition from both sides of the political spectrum.<\/p>\n Trump, in a statement released earlier today, expressed frustration with Johnson\u2019s approach, calling the bill \u201ca disastrous move\u201d that \u201cfails to address the real issues facing America.\u201d<\/p>\n The former president\u2019s criticism focused on concerns over excessive spending and lack of comprehensive fiscal reforms.<\/p>\n The proposal has also drawn fire from hardline Republicans, some of whom are pushing for more aggressive cuts to federal spending.<\/p>\n However, it has received even harsher backlash from billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk,<\/p>\n who described the bill as \u201can insane crime against the American people\u201d on social media, accusing lawmakers of prioritizing political expediency over responsible governance.<\/p>\n The continuing resolution, which aims to keep the government operational through the early months of 2025, is considered a temporary fix, with lawmakers under intense pressure to negotiate a longer-term solution.<\/p>\n As the clock ticks down toward the shutdown deadline, both Speaker Johnson and Trump\u2019s camp remain at odds over the best path forward.<\/p>\n With the future of the government at stake, all eyes are on Capitol Hill as debate over the bill intensifies.<\/p>\n Whether a compromise can be reached in time to avert a shutdown remains uncertain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" President-elect Donald Trump sounded off against House Speaker Mike Johnson\u2019s spending bill. The government is set to shut down on December 21 without a continuing resolution to… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6386,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n