Donald Trump called for raising the debt limit as part of a government funding bill, but 38 House Republicans ignored his request and voted down the bill.
Jake Sherman of Punchbowl News posted:
Trump-backed CR fails home… 174-235-1 Shocking number of 38 Republican lawmakers who ignored Trump Chairman MIKE JOHNSON voted against. The bill was reviewed on a fast track basis, requiring two-thirds passage. Not only did I not get 2/3. It didn’t even clear the simple majority of 218. It’s an inauspicious start to Trump’s re-emergence into the legislative world. We have a long way to go.
Chairman Mike Johnson has no good options. He tried to do it the Trump way and ended up being humiliated along with the president-elect and his young friend Elon Musk.
Trump has created the myth that he runs the Republican show and dictates to Republicans what will happen because he does what he says, but that is not the truth.
Donald Trump is not respected by Republicans in Congress, and it is unclear whether he is still feared because everyone knows he will be gone in four years.
Democrats haven’t lifted a finger to help Trump raise the debt limit. And he doesn’t have the votes to do it himself.
The next president may know nothing about governing, but this is what millions of Americans voted for and they are already getting a preview of what Trump’s next presidency will look like.
