The New York Times' Maggie Haberman weighed in Wednesday on the recent turmoil faced by Republicans over government funding agreements after President-elect Trump effectively killed them.
“But at the end of the day, as you said, what's going to happen is very uncertain.” Haberman told CNN. “The Source” by Caitlan Collins. “It's not entirely clear what Donald Trump wants, other than wanting to raise the debt ceiling before he takes office, because he doesn't want that to happen on his watch. That's fine, but it doesn't necessarily work.”
“Are we going to be closed? Who knows, but this is not a great start considering what a unified Republican government will look like,” she added.
Despite a looming Friday deadline to avert a government shutdown, President Trump and some allies recently objected to a government funding deal negotiated by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana). are. Johnson's chairmanship has even been called into question after some Republicans indicated they would not support him.
“Any Representative or Senator who votes for this outrageous spending bill deserves to be voted out within two years!” tech billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday. Social platform.
On Wednesday, President Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance said in a statement that their 2024 presidential running mates told Republicans that funding deals negotiated by Johnson should be scrapped and the debt ceiling raised. At the same time, he urged the approval of a clean first aid bill.
“Republicans want to support farmers, pay for disaster relief, and set our country for success in 2025,” the statement said. “The only way to make that happen is through a combination of a temporary funding bill with no aid from Democrats and raising the debt ceiling. Anything else is a betrayal of our country. Republicans have to get smarter and tougher.” No need.”
On Wednesday night, Mr. Collins asked Mr. Haberman what the recent fundraising turmoil signaled about the Republican trifecta going forward.
“Well, first of all, there are big questions about Mike Johnson and where he's going to go from here,” Haberman replied. “You know, he's someone who's tried very hard to have a good relationship with Trump, to communicate what Trump wants. And he's been trying to do that throughout this whole process. I’m here.”
Mr. Hill contacted the House Republican Conference, Mr. Johnson's office, the Trump transition team, the offices of incoming Senate Republican Leader John Thune (S.D.) and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky).
