Trump Blames Democrats for Looming Shutdown While Republicans Control Congress

Source: meidasnews.com



Trump Pushes Pelosi-Era Budget Extension

J.D. Wolf 2 hours ago

As the deadline for government funding looms, Trump is calling on Republicans to pass a Continuing Resolution (CR) that would extend the budget originally passed under former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Despite his frequent attacks on Democratic spending priorities, Trump is now urging his party to temporarily maintain those same funding levels to avoid a shutdown.

In a post on Truth Social, he framed the situation as though Democrats were the ones threatening to shut down the government, despite the fact that Republicans control both chambers of Congress. One would think Democrats would pounce on a CR for a Pelosi budget extension, but Trump has been impounding funds and obstructing those spending priorities with his DOGE initiatives overseen by Elon Musk.


Trump’s attempt to shift blame ignores the reality that his party has the votes to pass whatever funding bill they choose. With Republican majorities in both the House and Senate, a shutdown would be the result of GOP infighting rather than Democratic obstruction.


Hardline conservatives have already signaled opposition to a clean CR, complicating Speaker Mike Johnson’s efforts to push the stopgap measure through. If a shutdown occurs, it will be because Republicans could not unite behind their own plan—not because of Democratic resistance.

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I hope people understand what's happening here.

The Democrats are actually standing together. There is NO VOTE from our side to help them pass their BS budget, and Mike Johnson is FACING A BUDGET SHUTDOWN.

This is what you want from Democrats. Not supporting their agenda and fighting BACK!

— Malcolm P. Johnson (@admiralmpj.bsky.social) 2025-03-06T02:26:21.142Z