President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance released a joint statement explaining what SHOULD happen with the House continuing resolution, painting clear lines in the sand about when to allow the government to shut down.
In short, they want the important issues like disaster relief funded without giving Democrats everything they want and say that if Democrat insist on getting everything they want or they’ll shut the government down, then Republicans must call their bluff.
Here’s the full statement:
The most foolish and inept thing ever done by Congressional Republicans was allowing our country to hit the debt ceiling in 2025. It was a mistake and is now something that must be addressed.
Meanwhile, Congress is considering a spending bill that would give sweetheart provisions for government censors and for Liz Cheney. The bill would make it easier to hide the records of the corrupt January 6 committee—which accomplished nothing for the American people and hid security failures that happened that day. This bill would also give Congress a pay increase while many Americans are struggling this Christmas.
Increasing the debt ceiling is not great but we’d rather do it on Biden’s watch. 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 want to support our farmers, pay for disaster relief, and set our country up for success 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.
Republicans must GET SMART and TOUGH. If Democrats threaten to shut down the government unless we give them everything they want, then CALL THEIR BLUFF. It is Schumer and Biden who are holding up aid to our farmers and disaster relief.
THIS CHAOS WOULD NOT BE HAPPENING IF WE HAD A REAL PRESIDENT. WE WILL IN 32 DAYS!
And of course now you have the corrupt Democrat leader Hakeem Jeffries lying about what Trump and Vance said, claiming they just ordered Republicans to shut the government down:
Yeah Hakeem, we aren’t stupid Americans who can’t read. We know exactly what Trump and Vance said and you are a liar.