White House Goes Off on Trump Over 11th Hour Shutdown Chaos

The White House released a fiery statement after President-elect Donald Trump, Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, and billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk successfully blew up a bipartisan package in Congress that would have stopped a government shutdown and funded the government through March. “Republicans need to stop playing politics with this bipartisan agreement or they will hurt hardworking Americans and create instability across the country,” a statement from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre read Wednesday. “President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect Vance ordered Republicans to shut down the government and they are threatening to do just that—while undermining communities recovering from disasters, farmers and ranchers, and community health centers.” The statement went on to note all the parties at risk if the government were to shut down, including families, veterans, and Social Security recipients. “A deal is a deal,” the statement concluded. “Republicans should keep their word.”