President Donald Trump was in transit to Mar-a-Lago at Joint Base Andrews on Friday, where reporters were asking him questions, including about the stopgap CR spending bill.
Trump said that he appreciates Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who voted to move the bill procedurally ahead. He said he thought Schumer did the right thing.
.@POTUS on the Senate’s passage of the clean CR: “I appreciate Senator Schumer and I think he did the right thing. Really, I’m very impressed by that.” pic.twitter.com/OpSE0z6Yv2
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 14, 2025
Schumer did that despite a transparent threat from House Democrats about having Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) primary him if he didn’t change his mind. That may have backfired on them.
The CR then ultimately passed on Friday, giving Trump a big win, with vote 54-38. That’s good news…
