{"id":2382344,"date":"2024-12-20T14:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T19:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-blames-government-shutdown-mess-on-johnson\/"},"modified":"2024-12-20T14:18:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T19:18:05","slug":"white-house-blames-government-shutdown-mess-on-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-blames-government-shutdown-mess-on-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"White House blames government shutdown &#8216;mess&#8217; on Johnson"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fwhite-house-blames-government-shutdown-mess-on-johnson%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=2382344&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>The white House has placed the blame for the potential partial goverment shutdown on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). According to White House Press Secretary karine Jean-Pierre, the situation arises \u200cfrom\u2064 Johnson&#8217;s failure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-says-he-supports-800-billion-package-focusing-on-traditional-infrastructure\/\" title=\"McConnell Says He Supports 0 Billion Package Focusing On \u2018Traditional\u2019 Infrastructure\">secure bipartisan support<\/a> for his original funding deal, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-utah-law-requires-biological-dads-to-pay-pregnancy-support\/\" title=\"New Utah Law Requires Biological Dads To Pay Pregnancy Support\">reportedly opposed<\/a> by notable figures, including President-elect donald Trump and Elon Musk. Jean-Pierre emphasized that this &#8220;mess&#8221; was created by johnson and urged him to uphold the commitments of a prior bipartisan agreement. While she criticized Johnson, she also addressed concerns about Trump and\u2062 Musk&#8217;s involvement in the controversy surrounding the funding negotiations.  <\/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\">White House blames government shutdown &lsquo;mess&rsquo; on Johnson<\/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_1917509\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) is responsible for the prospect of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-pelosi-blames-president-trump-climate-change-for-migrant-surge\/\" title=\"Nancy Pelosi blames President Trump, \u2018climate change\u2019 for migrant surge\">partial government shutdown<\/a> after President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tesla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tesla<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/spacex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">SpaceX<\/a> CEO Elon Musk opposed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Johnson<\/a>&lsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">original bipartisan funding deal<\/a> and called for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debt-ceiling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">debt ceiling<\/a> debate, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;This is a mess that Speaker Johnson created,&rdquo; White House press secretary<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karine-jean-pierre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Karine Jean-Pierre<\/a> told reporters on Friday. &ldquo;This is his mess to fix. There was a deal on the table. There was a bipartisan deal, a bipartisan deal. In this day and age, they were able to come up with a bipartisan deal and, you know, that agreement, Speaker Johnson needs to stick to. He needs to hold his commitment to that agreement.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Although Jean-Pierre reiterated the White House&rsquo;s criticism of Johnson, she also scrutinized Trump and Musk when asked about Democrats describing Musk as Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3265360\/congress-grows-weary-elon-musk-meddling-spending-bill-crisis-unfolds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"co-president\">co-president<\/a>, a strategy to undermine Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Congressional Republicans, at the direction, and you all know this, you all reported this, of President Trump and Elon Musk are trying to pave the way, what they&rsquo;re doing is trying to pave the way [to add] $5 trillion to our national debt,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s what this decision does. I mean you&rsquo;re talking about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taxes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tax cuts<\/a> for billionaires, slashing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Social Security<\/a>, slashing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/medicare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Medicare<\/a>, slashing Head Start. Congressional Republicans did what they did because of what the president-elect said and what Elon Musk said.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Jean-Pierre contended with repeated questions about Biden&rsquo;s leadership during the negotiations, aside from telephone discussions with House Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) and Senate Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY). Biden has remained quiet, even after Trump&rsquo;s and Musk&rsquo;s opposition to the bipartisan deal, with his press secretary defending the strategy and declining to preview whether he would speak publicly before or after the possible shutdown. Jean-Pierre, herself, released a statement on his behalf on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All Americans need to know that Republicans are getting in the way here, and they are the ones who have created this mess,&rdquo; Jean-Pierre said. &ldquo;This is not the first time we&rsquo;ve been here, and the president has had this approach before. He understands how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Congress<\/a> works. He&rsquo;s been around for some time. He understands what strategy works here to get this done.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The president is the president of the United States, and he is leading,&rdquo; she added. &ldquo;You&rsquo;re hearing what I&rsquo;m saying, right? I speak for the president of the United States &hellip; I&rsquo;m speaking directly for him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Simultaneously, Jean-Pierre declined to engage in hypotheticals regarding the shutdown, expressing optimism that there was still time for a deal. At the same time, she conceded that &ldquo;transition activities will be restricted&rdquo; and &ldquo;with limited exceptions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We can continue to have this smooth transition of power if they stop threatening a shutdown,&rdquo; the spokeswoman said of the Jan. 20 inauguration.<\/p>\n<p>House Republican negotiations concerning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">government funding<\/a> are ongoing, with the conference considering its third plan on Friday afternoon before the midnight deadline.<\/p>\n<\/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_1917509\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1917509\"}});<\/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>White House blames Speaker Johnson for potential government shutdown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2382345,"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\/12\/Karine-Jean-Pierre-shutdown.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6442,39629,4162,32127],"class_list":["post-2382344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-blame","tag-government-shutdown","tag-johnson","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Karine-Jean-Pierre-shutdown.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382344","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\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2382344"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2382348,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382344\/revisions\/2382348"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2382345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2382344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2382344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2382344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}