Trump is slamming the stopgap spending bill for being too expensive while simultaneously calling for a higher debt ceiling

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., takes questions from reporters after introducing his final version of the interim bill on the House floor in Washington, D.C., Dec. 17, 2024. President-elect Donald Trump said: has now sharply rejected a bipartisan plan to avert a Christmastime government shutdown. Instead, he is telling Congress Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate days before a deadline for federal funding to run out.

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