Government funding plan don crash as Trump dey make new demands just days before shutdown

President-elect Donald Trump don sharply reject one bipartisan plan on Wednesday wey suppose stop government shutdown during Christmas, instead him tell di House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans say make dem renegotiate just days before di deadline wen funding go finish.

Trump sudden entrance for di debate and him new demands dey carry Congress enta as lawmakers dey try wrap up work make dem fit go home for di holidays.

E com leave Johnson as him dey scramble late for di night for Capitol, trying to new plan before Friday deadline to keep government open.

“Republicans must GET SMART and TOUGH,” Trump plus Vice President-elect JD Vance talk inside one statement.

Di president-elect com propose wetin no too dey realistic wey mix some continuation of government funds with one controversial provision to take raise di nation’s debt limit.

Something wey him own party dey always reject. “Anything else na betrayal of our country,” dem write.

Democrats dey complain about di GOP revolt over di stopgap measure, wey go also provide around $1004 billion in disaster aid to states wey suffer from Helene and Milton plus oda natural disasters.

“House Republicans don receive order to shut down government and wound everyday Americans all over dis country,” na wetin House Democratic Leader Hem Jeffries talk.

Jeffries talk say “agreement na agreement,” and “di House Republicans “go now own any harm wey go happen to di American pipo.”

Di massive 1,500-page bill don almost collapse already as hard-right conservatives reject increased spending.

Dem get encouragement from Trump’s billionaire friend Elon Musk, who quickly reject di plan once e land.

Rank-and-file lawmakers dey about extra things inside di bill, like their pay raise in more than a decade shock afta one of di most unproductive, chaotic sessions in modern times.

Even with di most needed disaster aid of around $100.4 billion afta hurricanes plus $10 billion economic assistance for farmers no fit win over budget-cutting GOP members. Some Republicans dey wait for Trump signal whether dem suppose vote yes or no.

“Dis thing no suppose pass,” Musk post on him social media site X early Wednesday morning.

One lawmaker say office phone lines full with calls from constituents

“My phone dey ring like mad,” Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., talk “Di pipo wey elect us dey to Elon Musk.”

Di out com no surprise at all; like oda Republican House speakers before am, e neva fit convince him majority to agree with routine needs of federal operations; dem prefer slash am.

E meet behind closed doors late into night for di Capitol wit GOP lawmakers trying figure how way out of dis problem.

Vance join dem till nearly 10 p., him small son wearing pajamas follow am.

“We get productive conversation,” Vance talk as he plus him son waka com out from speaker office while e decline repeated questions about wetin happen inside.

“We still negotiate dis mata but I believe say we fit solve some problems here.”

All dis show how hard e go be for Republicans next year wen dem take control of House, Senate and White House; how much Johnson plus GOP leaders gatz depend on Trump blessing if dem wan see any legislative package cross finish line.

Musk self-reminder say anyone from House or Senate wey vote for dis outrageous spending bill deserve make dem vote am out in two years!

Dis na serious threat coming from Musk who be world richest man; he help fund Trump’s victory fit use him America PAC take make or break political careers easily.

Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin from Maryland talk say dis na problem wit “oligarchy small group of wealthy pipo run everything while everybody supposed live in fear.”

Senators from both parties watch with disappointment across di Capitol.

“Is dis going be norm? Is dis how operate?” Sen. Josh Hawley, ask while putting blame on Johnson.

Democrats, wey negotiate final product wit Johnson plus Senate GOP leadership, go need to take provide enough support make passage happen, as na usually case for big bipartisan.

“Republicans need to stop play politics,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre talk.

But Trump new demands on debt limit gatz be serious test for Johnson, we don work hard stay close to president-elect even texting wit Musk and DOGE co-chair Vivek Ramaswamy only later see him turn against him hard-fight plan.

Trump post later say he insist upon raising debt ceiling: “I will fight ’till di end.”

Di nation’s debt limit expire 2025 ,and it look like say Trump wan remove dat issue before e return back reach House; idea but usually tough negotiation.

Di last Speaker Kevin McCarthy run months wit President Joe Biden take raise debt limit.

Even though dem dey strike deal cut spending instead extra borrowing capacity ,House Republicans com dey yan say him no reach enough level and e cost McCarthy him job .

Now, Trump now look onto Johnson pass debt ceiling extension just 48 hours before partial government shutdown.

Meanwhile, di bipartisan package wey trump rejected extend existing government programs current operating levels few more months through March 14，2025。

Dis stop gap measure dey very much needed because Congress don fail pass annual appropriations bills fund various within Federal Government from Pentagon health welfare transportation among odas domestic services.

But Di inches-thick bill pass routine funding tack many oda measures including federal funds rebuild Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge wen collapse wen cargo ship hit am.

Anoda provision transfer land wia old RFK Stadium sit transferred from federal government reach District Columbia which fit lead towards di potential new stadium for NFL’s Washington Commanders.

Rep Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., call it junk sandwich using swear word. And then dere dey pay di raise.

Di bill suppose turn off pay freeze provision which could allow maximum adjustment 3 .8 or $6，600 by 2025 bring lawmakers annual pay upreach $180,600 according Congressional Research Service report.

Member congress last collect pay rise since2009

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