President-elect Trump's allies on Wednesday blasted the huge government funding deal ahead of a deadline looming this weekend, urging lawmakers to oppose the deal and pushing House Republican leadership to move forward with passing the bill. It complicated an already difficult mission. finish line.
Notably, President Trump himself has yet to comment on the roughly 1,500-page bill announced Tuesday night, but some of his most prominent allies and advisers have expressed interest in the proposal. Expressing outrage, he urged lawmakers to reject the bill and suggested those who supported it should be rewarded.
“Any Representative or Senator who votes in favor of this outrageous spending bill deserves to be voted out within two years!” Trump's close ally, who leads an advisory committee to cut government spending, said. Elon Musk posted on his social media platform “X”.
Musk posted several more messages on the platform criticizing certain provisions of the bill, saying it “shouldn't have passed” and asking his followers, “Have you ever seen a bigger pork? ” he asked.
Vivek Ramaswami, who was nominated by Trump to co-head the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with Musk, also posted a lengthy message criticizing the size and scope of the funding bill.
“We appreciate DOGE's warm welcome on Capitol Hill. Nearly everyone agrees we need a smaller, more streamlined federal government, but actions speak louder than words.” Mr. Ramaswamy wrote to “This is an early test. This bill should be defeated.”
Steve Bannon, former President Trump's chief strategist, said Wednesday on his podcast “War Room” that the bill should fail, and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louis.) He suggested that the leader of the conference should not be retained.
“He has to go. And the people sitting there said, 'President Trump supports him.' Well, President Trump will support him until he no longer supports him,” Bannon said.
Donald Trump Jr. took advantage of a provision highlighted by Trump cheerleader Benny Johnson that would allow government agencies to block disclosure of House data. This was something Johnson had linked to a possible investigation by the committee that investigated the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
“So the House is going to vote to protect itself from obvious fraud?” Trump Jr. Posted in X. “The American people didn't vote for this. They voted no. They voted for transparency. This won't pass.”
House Republican leaders released the text of the continuing resolution Tuesday. The resolution combines continued government funding through March 14 with a number of additional items, including hurricane relief and disaster relief for farmers. A health care agreement that includes reform of the pharmacy benefit management industry. Farm Bill Extension. And it's a clause that could set the stage for the Washington Commanders to return to playing their home games in D.C. instead of Maryland.
House Speaker Johnson spoke with Musk about the funding deal early Wednesday, and the SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO said he understands the “impossible” position House Speaker is in. said.
Ramaswamy's post was made in consultation with Republican leaders.
