Trump criticizes the temporary spending bill for being too expensive, while at the same time calling for raising the debt ceiling

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Los Angeles, takes questions from reporters after presenting his final version of the pending temporary bill to his caucus, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, December 17, 2024. President-elect Donald Trump has now abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan to block Government shutdown at Christmas. Instead, he’s asking House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate — days before the deadline by which federal funding runs out.

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