Trump Rejects Bipartisan Spending Plan, Sparks Shutdown Fears

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries slammed Republicans and warned of the harm that may be about to hit Americans. The reason? President-elect Donald Trump rejected a bipartisan plan to prevent a looming government shutdown.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, of N.Y., speaks at an event to commemorate the 200th anniversary of an address by the Marquis de Lafayette to Congress in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

“House Republicans have been ordered to shut down the government and hurt everyday Americans all across this country. House Republicans will now own any harm that is visited upon the American people that results from a government shutdown or worse,” said Jeffries.

With federal funding set to run out just days before Christmas, Trump’s last-minute demands include tying routine government funding to a contentious debt ceiling hike, forcing Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans back to the drawing board.

President-elect Donald Trump is pictured at an election night watch party, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

As the deadline nears, the stalemate underscores the challenges facing Republican leadership and the growing influence of Trump’s inner circle.


Click play to listen to the report from AURN White House Correspondent Ebony McMorris. For more news, follow @E_N_McMorris & @aurnonline.

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