House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) spending deal to keep the government open was sunk by Republicans on Wednesday after a pressure campaign from President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
The Washington Post reported that the deal was officially dead and that Johnson has not outlined what his backup plan is as those close to the situation indicate that it was not clear what will happen next.
“Sounds like the ridiculous and extraordinarily expensive Continuing Resolution, PLUS, is dying fast, but can anyone imagine passing it without either terminating, or extending, the Debt Ceiling guillotine coming up in June?” Trump posted on social media. “Unless the Democrats terminate or substantially extend Debt Ceiling now, I will fight ‘till the end. This is a nasty TRAP set in place by the Radical Left Democrats!”
The stopgap measure proposed by Johnson sought to provide funds…
