{"id":2045259,"date":"2023-09-26T14:29:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T18:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-demands-government-shutdown-as-mccarthy-tries-to-avoid-one\/"},"modified":"2023-09-26T14:31:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T18:31:26","slug":"trump-demands-government-shutdown-as-mccarthy-tries-to-avoid-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-demands-government-shutdown-as-mccarthy-tries-to-avoid-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump wants government shutdown, McCarthy tries to prevent it."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-demands-government-shutdown-as-mccarthy-tries-to-avoid-one%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2045259&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Former President Donald Trump Urges Republicans to &#8220;Shut It Down&#8221; Amid Budget Negotiations<\/h2>\n<p>In a fiery\u2064 post on Truth Social, former President Donald Trump criticized Republicans in Congress as they scramble to\u200c negotiate a budget\u200d to keep the government\u2063 running. He \u200dcalled on them to take a bold stance and &#8220;shut it down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;The Republicans \u2064lost big on the Debt Ceiling, got NOTHING, \u2063and now they&#8217;re worried\u2063 about being blamed for the Budget \u200dShutdown. Wrong!!! Whoever\u200d is President will be blamed,\u200d in this case, Crooked (as Hell!) \u2062Joe Biden!&#8221; he <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/111123164335702676\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>, referring to \u200bHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s repeated pleas to \u200bavert a shutdown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>While President Trump didn&#8217;t mention McCarthy by name, he took a swipe at Senate Leader Mitch\u200d McConnell,\u2062 accusing him of giving\u200b Democrats everything \u2062they want in negotiations, including raising the debt ceiling.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/trump-warns-of-republican-disaster-in-2024-election-start-suing-now-5497987?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Trump Warns of Republican Disaster in 2024 Election: &#8216;Start Suing Now&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/25\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/trump-warns-of-republican-disaster-in-2024-election-start-suing-now-5497987?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/mccarthy-rejects-zelenskyys-request-to-address-congress-5496103?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>McCarthy Rejects Zelenskyy\u2019s Request to Address Congress<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/21\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/mccarthy-rejects-zelenskyys-request-to-address-congress-5496103?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Mr. McConnell has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-cuomo-aide-reveals-n-y-state-withheld-nursing-home-covid-19-death-data\/\" title=\"Gov. Cuomo aide reveals N.Y. state withheld nursing home COVID-19 death data\">faced public scrutiny<\/a> after experiencing two health episodes during press conferences, where \u200bhe froze and couldn&#8217;t \u2063speak for half a minute. Although a medical doctor cleared him for duty, recent \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/hold-office-political-flashpoint-amid-americans-concerns-analysis\/story?id=102867265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polls<\/a> indicate that many Americans believe politicians are too old.\u200d At 81 years old, McConnell is just a year \u200dolder than President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We need new, real Republican leadership in the United States Senate, not a clone of Mitch, and we need it now!!!&#8221; \u200cPresident Trump emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>However, these comments from the 45th president could potentially hinder\u2062 McCarthy&#8217;s efforts to convince\u200c House Republicans\u2063 to avoid a shutdown.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve never seen \u2063anybody win a shutdown,&#8221; Mr. McCarthy told reporters after the \u200cHouse proposed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/house-of-reps-clear-short-term-budget-resolution-as-shutdown-deadline-looms-5493714\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">short-term<\/a> continuing resolution to fund the government for another 31 \u2062days while negotiations continue. McCarthy has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/mccarthy-calls-motion-to-oust-him-exactly-what-biden-wants-5492967\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a> that leaving federal workers unpaid only \u2062benefits the Biden administration, urging consensus on the budget.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Contentious issues such as illegal immigration, border security, and funding for Ukraine are still up \u200cfor discussion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-demands-government-shutdown-as-mccarthy-tries-to-avoid-one\/\" title=\"Trump wants government shutdown, McCarthy tries to prevent it.\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-stop-gap-bill-funding-government-through-february\/\" title=\"House Passes Stop-Gap Bill Funding Government Through February\">short-term continuing resolution<\/a> proposed<\/a> by the House Rules Committee recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/house-panel-set-to-advance-2024-budget-bills-to-floor-5497055\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">failed<\/a>, and Democrats have already started blaming \u2062Republicans for a potential shutdown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>President Trump took to social media to push for more aggressive negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our Country is being systematically destroyed by the Radical Left Marxists, Fascists, and Thugs &#8211; THE DEMOCRATS. UNLESS YOU GET EVERYTHING, SHUT IT DOWN!\u200c Close the Border, stop the Weaponization of &#8216;Justice,&#8217; and End Election Interference &#8211; WE MUST HAVE HONEST ELECTIONS. It\u2019s time Republicans learned how to fight!&#8221; \u200bhe wrote, referring to the multiple indictments against him.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of \u2062Justice (DOJ) is currently prosecuting two cases against him: one \u2062in Washington for his challenge \u2062of the 2020 elections, and one in Florida for alleged mishandling of classified documents after leaving office.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump has previously called on Republicans to &#8220;defund&#8221; the DOJ, claiming that it\u2064 is prosecuting him at the behest of his political opponent, President Joe\u200b Biden.<\/p>\n<p>In another post, he stated, &#8220;A\u2062 very important deadline is approaching at the end of\u2062 the month. Republicans in Congress can and must defund all aspects of Crooked Joe Biden\u2019s \u200cweaponized Government that refuses to close\u200b the Border and treats half \u200dthe Country as Enemies of the State.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is also the last chance to defund these political prosecutions against me and other Patriots,&#8221; he added. President Trump&#8217;s indictment in Washington stems from special counsel \u2062Jack Smith&#8217;s investigation into the events of January 6, 2021, and the DOJ has already brought charges against 1,100 individuals present\u2062 at the U.S. Capitol that day.<\/p>\n<p>According to the latest funding statement, the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/primary-source-for-steele-dossier-is-accused-of-fabricating-information\/\" title=\"Primary Source for Steele Dossier Is Accused of Fabricating Information\">special counsel&#8217;<\/a>s office would \u200ccontinue to be funded\u200d by a &#8220;permanent, indefinite appropriation&#8221; even in \u200cthe event of a government shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the\u200c DOJ cases, President Trump is facing charges in a Georgia racketeering case for challenging the 2020 election\u2062 results and a case in New York\u2062 for alleged mishandling of business finances.<\/p>\n<p>He also has several civil \u200dpetitions against him, including a case brought by New York\u200b Attorney General Letitia \u2062James, accusing him of inflating his net\u2062 worth and defrauding insurance companies and banks through the Trump Organization.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>In other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media posts<\/a> on Monday, he \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/111126740966914562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expressed<\/a> that\u200c he was &#8220;unfairly sued&#8221; by Ms. James over false allegations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;It is\u200d a great company that has been slandered and maligned by this politically motivated Witch Hunt,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;It is very unfair, and I call for\u2064 help from the highest Courts in New York State or the \u2064Federal System to intercede. This \u2062is not America!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>\n<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200cCalled for strong\u200b action from Republicans \u2063during\u200b budget negotiations. In his recent post on Truth Social, he criticized \u2062Republicans in Congress for their approach and urged them to &#8220;shut it down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s main concern seems to be the\u2062 potential blame that Republicans might face for a budget shutdown. He made it clear that whoever is\u200d President at\u200b the time will be held responsible, specifically mentioning current President \u2063Joe Biden. By \u200cemphasizing this point, Trump is highlighting that Republicans\u200d should not be fearful\u2064 of the consequences and \u2063should\u200d instead \u200ctake a \u2064bold stance.<\/p>\n<p>Although Trump did not mention House Speaker Kevin McCarthy by name, he\u2064 indirectly criticized him \u2062for his repeated pleas to avoid a shutdown. Trump&#8217;s criticism extended to Senate Leader Mitch\u2063 McConnell, accusing him\u200d of giving Democrats everything they\u2064 want in negotiations, including raising the debt ceiling.<\/p>\n<p>One aspect that \u200cmay have influenced Trump&#8217;s comments about McConnell is his \u200drecent \u2063health episodes during press\u2062 conferences. While McConnell&#8217;s\u2063 doctor cleared him for duty, polls indicate that \u200bmany Americans view politicians as too old. This could potentially\u2062 strengthen Trump&#8217;s argument for new Republican \u2062leadership \u200din the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u200dTrump&#8217;s comments might hinder McCarthy&#8217;s efforts\u2062 to convince House Republicans\u200d to avoid a shutdown. McCarthy \u200bhas expressed his belief that a shutdown does\u2062 not lead to success and emphasized the importance of reaching a \u200dconsensus on \u200dthe\u2063 budget.<\/p>\n<p>The budget negotiations are \u200ddealing with contentious issues such as illegal immigration, border security, and funding\u2063 for\u2064 Ukraine. These topics are still \u200bup for discussion and will \u2064play a significant role in determining the\u200b outcome of the budget.<\/p>\n<p>The House Rules \u200cCommittee \u2062recently proposed a short-term continuing resolution to fund<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump criticized Republicans on Truth Social, urging them to &#8220;shut it down&#8221; as Congress works on a budget to avoid a government shutdown. 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