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Related: About this forumTrump tells GOP to reject funding bill that would avoid a government shutdown - PBS NewsHour
Not even 24 hours after congressional leaders released a 1,500-page bill that would keep the government funded for the next three months, the threat of a shutdown at the end of this week is back. Republicans in Congress are being pressured by President-elect Trump to block the bill. Lisa Desjardins reports. - Aired on 12/18/2024.
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Trump tells GOP to reject funding bill that would avoid a government shutdown - PBS NewsHour (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Dec 18
OP
A private citizen is calling the shots in our government - two, if you count private citizen TFG
Rhiannon12866
Dec 19
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NoMoreRepugs
(10,978 posts)1. President Musk has the SlobFather doing his bidding. Priceless.
Justice matters.
(7,908 posts)9. Military personel and border patrol won't get paid thanks to...
MAD KING LEON and his paid puppet...
Even if I'm sure many of them VOTED for these dangerously ignorant CLOWNS!
riversedge
(74,281 posts)2. so, Trump wants a government shutdown. damn
..........Republicans in Congress are being pressured by President-elect Trump to block the bill
Rhiannon12866
(228,280 posts)3. He wants it on the Democrats' watch rather than his in a few months
And he obviously believes it's up to him to call the shots even though he's still a private citizen.
D. Spaulding
(144 posts)4. Musk is the one who pushed for it, and he did it
by outright lies about what was in the bill. That's where we are in our crazy politics.
Rhiannon12866
(228,280 posts)5. A private citizen is calling the shots in our government - two, if you count private citizen TFG


3catwoman3
(26,169 posts)6. He's fucking not even in office yet!
WTH!!!???
Rhiannon12866
(228,280 posts)7. We have two private citizens now running our Congress - TFG and Musk!


Grins
(8,058 posts)8. "Please proceed, GOP...."
Offer accepted. Of course this will be a REAL shutdown. None of that “essential services” shit. You want to know what it’s like without “big government?” Here you go.
By the way, Trump, work stops on your inauguration. If fact, cancelled! No time. So sorry.
Rhiannon12866
(228,280 posts)10. That would be ideal if they canceled/postponed his inauguration
That was the moment he was yearning for - when it's all about him.