Trump's spending fight: What it means for the next four years
India TodayWASHINGTON: After days of threats and demands, Donald Trump had little to show for it once lawmakers passed a budget deal in the early hours of Saturday, narrowly averting a pre-Christmas government shutdown. Charlie Kirk, the prominent conservative activist, wrote on X that Trump “is already running Congress before he takes office!” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said he had been in “constant contact” with Trump, who, he added was “certainly happy about this outcome.” If Trump agreed, he didn’t say so himself. Karoline Leavitt, a spokesperson for Trump, said the president-elect helped prevent an original deal “full of Democrat pork and pay raises for members of Congress.” “In January, President Trump and DOGE will continue this important mission to cut the waste out of Washington, one bill at a time,” she said. “That’s never been really a campaign promise of Trump, but it’s a big priority for House Republicans,” he said. Some Republicans faulted the House leadership for not securing Trump’s “blessing” on the original deal.
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