Trump blames ‘whoever is President’ on looming shutdown crisis as White House sees action – Times of India

Donald Trump says Biden is still the president and he has to lead the country out of the possibility of a shutdown.

As Plan B went down the drain with Congress rejecting the spending bill championed by President-elect Donald Trump, it is not yet known whether the House will vote on another spending bill today as the deadline ends at midnight today. Senators are now waiting for Speaker Mike Johnson’s Plan C as Trump said the pressure is on whoever in President. Plan A was the bipartisan bill that the Democrats and Republicans agreed on which the DOGE chiefs — Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy disapproved of, Plan B was a new bill that Trump, JD Vance, DOGE chiefs and Speaker Mike Jonhson came up with.
“Congress must get rid of, or extend out to, perhaps 2029, the ridiculous Debt Ceiling. Without this, we should never make a deal. Remember, the pressure on on whoever in President,” Trump posted.
Trump favored a government shutdown over going into a deal with the Democrats. “Our Country is far better off closing up for a period of time than it is agreeing to the things that the Democrats want to force upon us. Biden is President, and it’s his obligation to properly lead. We’re there to do the right thing, and we can’t agree with what Biden and the Democrats are demanding,” Trump said.

Which Republicans voted against Trump-backed deal

Rep Andy Ogles of Tennessee
Rep Ralph Norman of South Carolina
Rep Bob Good of Virginia
Rep Chip Roy of Texas
Rep Rich McCormick of Virginia
Rep Tim Burchett of Tennessee
Rep David Schweikert of Arizona
Rep Aaron Bean of Florida
Rep Andy Biggs of Arizona
Rep Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma
Rep Eric Burlison of Missouri
Rep Kat Cammack of Florida
Rep Michael Cloud of Texas
Rep Andrew Clyde of Georgia
Rep John Curtis of Utah
Rep Jeff Duncan of South Carolina
Rep Russ Fulcher of Idaho
Rep Paul Gosar of Arizona
Rep Andy Harris of Maryland
Rep Wesley Hunt of Texas
Rep Doug Lamborn of Colorado
Rep Debbie Lesko of Arizona
Rep Greg Lopez of Colorado
Rep Nancy Mace of South Carolina
Rep Thomas Massie of Kentucky
Rep Cory Mills of Florida
Rep Alex Mooney of West Virginia
Rep Blake Moore of Utah
Rep Nathaniel Moran of Texas
Rep Scott Perry of Pennsylvania
Rep Bill Posey of Florida
Rep Matt Rosendale of Montana
Rep Keith Self of Texas
Rep Victoria Spartz of Indiana
Rep Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin
Rep Beth Van Duyne of Texas
Rep Eli Crane of Arizona
Rep Morgan Luttrell of Texas

Biden, Kamala Harris stay put in Washington DC

Both Biden and Kamala Harris Thursday suddenly changed their Christmas plans and decided to stay put in Washington DC. Biden canceled his Christmas trip to Delaware and flew back to the White House. Harris was scheduled to fly to Los Angeles but it was informed that she would remain in DC. There was no official confirmation whether the change of plan was tied to the looming shutdown threat because of the logjam over the funding bill.