President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday slammed House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) proposed spending deal to keep the government open, saying that it was a capitulation to what Democrats want and that it needed to be stopped.
Trump made the remarks in a statement posted to Truth Social as Elon Musk pressed Republicans to oppose the bill, calling it “one of the worst bills ever written.”
“Congress is considering a spending bill that would give sweetheart provisions for government censors and for Liz Cheney,” Trump said. “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.”
The stopgap measure seeks to provide funds through March 14,…
