Trump criticizes stopgap spending bill as too expensive while simultaneously calling for higher debt ceiling

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., takes questions from reporters after presenting his final version of the pending interim bill to his caucus, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday , Dec. 17, 2024. President-elect Donald Trump has now suddenly rejected a bipartisan plan to prevent a government shutdown during Christmas. Instead, he’s telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to renegotiate — days before the federal funding deadline.

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