Some House Republicans are pushing back on former President Trump’s criticism of a recent plan the conference hatched to avert a government shutdown that already seems to be in trouble.
“A very important deadline is approaching at the end of the month. Republicans in Congress can and must defund all aspects of Crooked Joe Biden’s weaponized Government that refuses to close the Border, and treats half the Country as Enemies of the State,” Trump wrote on social media shortly after news broke of the plan….
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Speaker Kevin McCarthy suffered yet another stinging defeat Thursday, as a handful of conservatives tanked a key vote that was supposed to signal the way out of days of intraparty bickering.
Instead, GOP hardliners again blockaded the floor for the second time in three days — leaving McCarthy unable to call the party’s own defense spending bill to the floor. This time, though, it came as a shock to many GOP leaders, who believed they won over enough holdouts to finally bring up the Pentagon funding bill….
This drama should nicely fuck Republicans in the Virginia legislative elections in 6 weeks. Lots of federal workers there will be in limbo thanks to the GOP House majority being unable to organize a 2 car parade.
Indeed…….
I mean voting for these knuckleheads is about getting laid off for how long?
And Trump and Vivek are campaigning on MASSIVE federal job cuts ❗️
It will be a huge source of volunteer labor on Election Day in at least 20 legislative districts Scott.
Interestingly enough the local Democrats here, especially the Pelosi folks in SF, are running phone banks into Virginia in the afternoon and on weekends. The place is packed.