Trump Calls On GOP To Unify On Government Funding After Several Republicans Threaten To Cross Him

President Donald Trump is urging GOP lawmakers to unify on a stopgap funding bill that would avert a government shutdown at the end of September over the objection of Democrats.

House GOP leadership could roll out the text of a “clean” continuing resolution (CR) as early as this week to keep government operations funded through mid-November. Several House Republicans have criticized the strategy of postponing a government funding deal until the year’s end and have pledged to vote against a short-term CR.

“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 wrote in a post on Truth Social on Monday afternoon. “Democrats want the Government to shut down. Republicans want the Government to OPEN.”

“FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION,” Trump added.

A “clean” CR extends government appropriations from the previous fiscal year at the same levels with no added policy riders.

Speaker Mike Johnson can afford to lose just two Republican votes given House Republicans’ 219-213 majority. Little to no House Democrats are expected to join with Republicans in supporting a GOP spending bill to prevent government operations from lapsing.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer have vowed to oppose a partisan government funding package. The two Democratic leaders are also demanding concessions from Republicans to extend expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies in a stopgap bill.

Just one Democratic lawmaker, Jared Golden of Maine,