Trump threatens Republicans 'that would be so stupid enough' to vote for spending bill

Ahead of the deadline for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to pass the massive government spending bill that would extend funding through March 14, several MAGA Republicans — alongside President-elect Donald Trump — are warning the GOP leader to avoid pushing the bill forward.

NBC News senior national political reporter Sahil Kapur wrote via X on Wednesday night: "Donald Trump is now threatening to primary “Any Republican” who votes for a clean stopgap funding bill unless it contains a debt limit extension."

The incoming president took to his social media platform Truth Social to write: "If Republicans try to pass a clean Continuing Resolution without all of the Democrat 'bells and whistles' that will be so destructive to our Country, all it will do, after January 20th, is bring the mess of the Debt Limit into the Trump Administration, rather than allowing it to take place in the Biden Administration."

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He added, "Any Republican that would be so stupid as to do this should, and will, be Primaried. Everything should be done, and fully negotiated, prior to my taking Office on January 20th, 2025."

Kapur noted in his post: "Mind-boggling to see Trump suddenly toss the debt ceiling into this unrelated government funding debate. It’s been known since 2023 that it would come due in mid-2025, and there’s been no discussion on Capitol Hill about dealing with it this year."

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