President Donald Trump demanded Republicans support a “clean” government funding extension on Monday afternoon to avert a government shutdown.
In his post to his Truth Social app, Trump said Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) were working on a "clean" extension of government funding and demanded Republicans remain united and vote in favor of the continuing resolution to keep the government open.
Trump also painted Democrats as wanting a shutdown and Republicans as wanting the government to stay open.
"Congressional Republicans, including Leader John Thune and Speaker Mike Johnson, are working on a short term “CLEAN” extension of Government Funding to stop Cryin’ Chuck Schumer from shutting down the Government," the president wrote.
In times like these, Republicans have to stick TOGETHER to fight back against the Radical Left Democrat demands, and vote 'YES!' on both Votes needed to pass a Clean CR this week out of the House of Representatives."
Trump concluded: "FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION."
A government shutdown is possible if Congress fails to pass a new funding bill or a continuing resolution by midnight on Sept. 30.
The last government shutdown lasted from Dec. 22, 2018, to Jan. 25, 2019, and was due to fierce disagreements over negotiations for the U.S.-Mexico border wall.
