Fact check: True. But can Republicans close the trap?
That still seems at least theoretically in doubt this morning. J.D. Vance showed up at the House Republican caucus meeting this morning to urge unanimity behind the clean CR that Speaker Mike Johnson will put on the floor later today. The Vice President argued that Donald Trump needs to clear the boards to advance the MAGA agenda as fast as possible, as well as return to regular-order budgeting, Manu Raju reported earlier:
VP Vance just left the House GOP conference after meeting for about 40 mins. The pitch, per members: Get behind the stop-gap bc that’s what Trump wants and that will help them achieve their larger agenda.
“The pitch that the Vice President made is very simple, and that is the President is asking every member of the United States Congress to vote for what was a continuation of last…
