Trump is slamming the stopgap spending bill for being too expensive while simultaneously calling for a higher debt ceiling
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., takes questions from reporters after presenting his final version of an interim pending bill to his caucus, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. President-elect Donald Trump has now abruptly rejected the bipartisan plan to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown. Instead, he’s telling House Speaker Mike…