{"id":2381964,"date":"2024-12-19T13:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T18:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-house-allies-call-for-government-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2024-12-19T13:56:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T18:56:14","slug":"trump-house-allies-call-for-government-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-house-allies-call-for-government-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump House allies call for government shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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-house-allies-call-for-government-shutdown%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=2381964&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--><p>Allies of President-elect Donald Trump in the House of Representatives are advocating \u200bfor a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">government shutdown\u2063 amid turmoil<\/a> following the collapse of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-pulls-procedural-vote-on-cr-amid-conservative-oppositon\/\" title=\"McCarthy withdraws procedural vote on CR due to conservative opposition.\">continuing resolution proposed<\/a> by House Speaker\u2064 Mike Johnson. With the Christmas\u200b holiday approaching, House Republicans, including\u2062 Reps. Tim Burchett, Nancy Mace, and Marjorie\u2064 Taylor Greene, are expressing their support for shutting\u2063 down the government\u2064 if no concrete plan is presented, suggesting the idea\u200d of letting current \u2062funding\u2064 lapse and resetting \u200cthe situation in January.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump House allies call for government shutdown while Johnson scrambles for a new deal<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1915758\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Some of President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s allies in the House are calling for a government shutdown amid chaos in the lower chamber after House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Johnson<\/a>&rsquo;s (R-LA) continuing resolution <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3264695\/scalise-spending-deal-dead-mass-gop-revolt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">fell apart<\/a> in a matter of hours Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/House-Republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House Republicans<\/a> are now openly calling for a government shutdown just days before the Christmas holiday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Shut it down,&rdquo; Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) wrote on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Shut. It. Down.&rdquo; Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) said on social media. &ldquo;At this point if there is no plan, let the September CR lapse and let&rsquo;s reset Jan. 20th.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m all in,&rdquo; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) wrote <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1869728829331411224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">on X<\/a> in response to a post from former Speaker Newt Gingrich saying Trump and Republicans should not be afraid of a shutdown. &ldquo;The government can shut down all the way until Jan 20th as far as I&rsquo;m concerned.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Greene additionally added a warning to Johnson, writing, &ldquo;WE MUST STAND FIRM WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO STOP THE MADNESS!! No matter what. Even if we have to elect new leadership.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A government shutdown would halt all nonessential governmental operations. Military personnel&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/media.defense.gov\/2023\/Nov\/14\/2003340103\/-1\/-1\/1\/TAB_A_GUIDANCE_FOR_CONTINUATION_OF_OPERATIONS_DURING_A_LAPSE_IN_APPROPRIATIONS_NOV_2023_UPDATE.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">would continue<\/a>&nbsp;their duties as usual, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-white-house-confirms-3t-infrastructure-bill-will-be-in-two-parts\/\" title=\"Biden White House confirms T infrastructure bill will be in two parts\">social welfare programs<\/a> such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid would also continue unimpeded since they are funded through mandatory funding bills.<\/p>\n<p>  The White House Office of Management and Budget has an outline of how agencies should proceed if there is a shutdown, but government workers go without pay during a shutdown, including essential employees still required to work who are paid after funding is secured. <\/p>\n<p>Some House Republicans, including Greene and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), appear wary of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3265189\/trump-offers-conditional-support-mike-johnson-spending-deal-debacle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">supporting Johnson<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3265102\/three-candidates-could-replace-mike-johnson-speaker-hits-roadblock-failed-cr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">another bid<\/a> to lead the House, which could set up another lengthy fight to elect a speaker.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll vote for somebody else,&rdquo; Massie said Wednesday. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve got a few in mind. I&rsquo;m not going to say yet.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday afternoon, Elon Musk, who has not left Trump&rsquo;s side since the election, began telling members not to vote in favor of the continuing resolution or face a primary challenge. Musk even went as far as to say no new bills or spending should be voted upon until Trump retakes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">executive office<\/a> in January.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hours later, Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance said they were not supportive of the continuing resolution unless it included a raise to the debt ceiling, an item that usually takes weeks to negotiate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said it was up to the House GOP to &ldquo;own&rdquo; a government shutdown and that Democrats would not bail Johnson or House Republicans out, as they have done for much of Johnson&rsquo;s tenure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;House Republicans have been ordered to shut down the government. And hurt the working class Americans they claim to support,&rdquo; Jeffries <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJeffries\/status\/1869493488460669104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">posted on X<\/a>. &ldquo;You break the bipartisan agreement, you own the consequences that follow.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1915758\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1915758\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump allies in the House push for a government shutdown as chaos ensues after Speaker Johnson&#8217;s resolution collapses<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2381965,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24129861080787.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39629,47128,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2381964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-government-shutdown","tag-house-allies","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24129861080787.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2381964"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2381968,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381964\/revisions\/2381968"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2381965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2381964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2381964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2381964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}