Trump Says a Shutdown Is Biden's Problem to Solve

[babylonsister]

Still a POS who is loath to take any responsibility.

https://politicalwire.com/2024/12/20/trump-says-a-shutdown-is-bidens-problem-to-solve/

Trump Says a Shutdown Is Biden’s Problem to Solve
December 20, 2024 at 9:43 am EST By Taegan Goddard

President-elect Donald Trump worked Friday morning to foist the blame for any potential government shutdown onto the current White House, insisting that the funding fight on Capitol Hill “is a Biden problem to solve,” Politico reports.

[C_U_L8R]

1. Good luck rebranding the Trump Shutdown.

What an assclown. Everyone knows it's his fault, along with President Musk.

[NotHardly]

23. President Musk and VP Trump want it to burn all the way down.

The monarchy has arrived.

[Cha]

34. It's the Mump's Fault.

[Johonny]

2. Biden used to cleaning up Trump's mess

[Dave Id]

33. Cleaning up

Biden needs an industrial size pooper scooper to clean up after the MAGA turd.

[a kennedy]

3. Nope, it'll stick to Joe......just like how the orange piece of shit gets away with EVERYTHING....

Yup…..if the Government does shut down it’ll be Biden’s fault. 🤬 🤬 🤬

[BannonsLiver]

16. Who the hell cares if it does.

He’s got about 31 days left in office.

[Wiz Imp]

20. Bullshit

Many republicans are already blaming it on Musk. A defeatist attitude gets us nowhere. In this case, as in all the other recent cases of government shutdowns, the general public is at least smart enough to know it's the Republicans fault.

[BannonsLiver]

27. I think you meant to respond to the other guy.

[Wiz Imp]

39. Yep. I'm sincerely Sorry.

[sdfernando]

46. Every Democrat needs to start saying its TSF's fault as he is taking his marching order from the musk-rat.

Keep on pounding that every day...eventually orangeanus will cut loose from musk-rat because his ego won't allow him to be 2nd fiddle.

[PortTack]

25. It will stick with johnson and the gqp...Gingrich not Clinton was blamed, the gqp speaker during the Obama yrs

Was blamed not Obama

[Mike 03]

4. Honest to god, what a trashy, lowlife piece of shit Trump

is, and Elon too. I'm sick of it all ready.

[Dennis Donovan]

5. Here's a free version of the original Politico article:

Politico - Trump says any shutdown ‘is a Biden problem to solve’

The president-elect has insisted that any funding package include an extension, or elimination, of the debt limit.

By Andrew Howard
12/20/2024 09:23 AM EST

President-elect Donald Trump worked Friday morning to foist the blame for any potential government shutdown onto the current White House, insisting that the funding fight on Capitol Hill “is a Biden problem to solve.”

Lawmakers had seemed on track earlier this week to fund the government with time to spare, settling on a bipartisan stopgap spending bill, known as a continuing resolution or CR, that would extend government spending into March and included a lot of add-ons to appease Democrats and others. But that plan quickly drew the ire of Trump ally Elon Musk, followed by the president-elect and Vice President-elect JD Vance, tanking that bill. Still, with government funding set to run out at midnight on Friday, Trump insisted that it is President Joe Biden who should be held responsible for any shutdown. “If there is going to be a shutdown of government, let it begin now, under the Biden Administration, not after January 20th, under ‘TRUMP,’” the president-elect wrote on Truth Social. “This is a Biden problem to solve, but if Republicans can help solve it, they will!”

Of particular interest to Trump amid the ongoing spending negotiations is an increase, or outright removal, of the government’s debt limit. The president-elect has insisted that any funding package include such a provision, an especially tough pill to swallow for conservatives who have for years forced painful debt limit fights on Capitol Hill.

“Congress must get rid of, or extend out to, perhaps, 2029, the ridiculous Debt Ceiling,” Trump wrote on Truth Social just after 1 a.m. Friday morning. “Without this, we should never make a deal. Remember, the pressure is on whoever is President.”

Lawmakers have so far struck out on legislation that would meet Trump’s demands. A hastily brokered deal to fund the government and extend the debt limit collapsed on the House floor — with 38 Republican defectors — Thursday night. Speaker Mike Johnson worked through the night Thursday into Friday on a “Plan C” after ditching the original bipartisan deal and failing to pass the new bill on the House floor. Johnson and Trump are both weighing the pros and cons of a government shutdown.

/snip

[Baitball Blogger]

6. He created the problem, and he wants to blame Biden.

It's time for Biden to take the boxing gloves off and explain it to the American people. Trump caused the problem. One little tweet on tweeter won't do.

Time for him to use his bully pulpit and explain to the American people why Trump wants the debt limit raised and how he raised the deficit the last time he was president.

[Wiz Imp]

21. He can blame Biden all he likes. The majority of the general public ain't gonna buy it.

[maxsolomon]

35. What forum should he use that the American People would hear him?

A tweet?

Maybe hold a press conference where a 10 second soundbite might make the CBS top-of-the-hour newscast?

Biden doesn't have a bully pulpit.

[Walleye]

7. Well, we will be waiting a long time for Mike Johnson to stand up on his hind legs and solve any problems

[bronxiteforever]

8. Trump the great deal breaker. What a coward he is!

Break another legislative agreement and run away crying. He can spend his first months in office getting a budget together. It is ALL on the GOP.

Also I hope Zelensky is watching him. The US under Trump will not guarantee any peace agreement with Russia and will break promises. I know our allies are watching him too.Trump is a walking example of bad faith negotiations.

[berksdem]

9. What I want is for

Joe to get in front of the cameras and turn into Dark Brandon - annihilate & publicly lambast this asshole of a mango.

[BoRaGard]

10. No wonder everyone thinks the G.O.P. wankers are weasels

because they are.

[republianmushroom]

11. Well if it is going to be solved it will have to be by President Biden.

The convicted felon does know how to do it and as usual democrats cleaning up republican mess.

[Oneironaut]

12. They're going to keep it shutdown until 1/20 and have Trump come in and "save" us.

It’s so stupid.

[RobinA]

18. Government Will Not

shut down until the 20th. In 2019, the government shutdown was over as soon as planes couldn't land at LaGuardia. People do not realize the amount of essential stuff the government does on a daily basis.

[maxrandb]

13. This is what happens when a rapist gets away scott-free

He's never been held accountable for anything for his entire miserable existence.

I blame Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, TMZ, People Magazine and the casting director for Home Alone 2.

Fuck every last one of the asspickles that enabled this disgusting POS to infect our TV's, magazines, computers and society.

He truly is what Frank Zappa called the "Slime Oozing Out from your TV Screen"

[Kid Berwyn]

14. No government? No inauguration.

Eat shit, traitor.

[spanone]

15. Bwahahahahaaa...Fuck this sham of a man.

[MagickMuffin]

17. Funny how the MAGAmedia doesn't even acknowledge President Biden

From all the MAGAmedia apparently Joe Biden doesn’t exist. This shutdown will be the MAGAs fault and the MAGAmedia.

[yaesu]

19. The "real" shutdown won't take effect until tRumpturd is in office. nt

[Solly Mack]

22. They upended the deal to attack Biden & the Democratic Party with it. Fair or not, factual or not, they don't care.

And their MAGA supporters will believe it. Those not politically informed will believe it.

It's their SOP.

[Emile]

24. Typical Republican, never take personal responsibility.

[Dulcinea]

26. Hey McFelon...

Clean up your own stinking mess, you worthless pile of crap. Maybe you can get First Lady Elonia to help.

[Initech]

30. MAGA and Fox get into power by creating messes and blaming it on the other guy.

I wish Democrats would realize that Fox isn't really a news network - they're an existential threat to American democracy.

[marble falls]

28. How quickly that potato got hot. His biggest problem is he only understands politics from being in ...

...opposition. He has no one to contradict. He's always claimed he's wanted a shutdown. This will demonstrate what cutting federal workers and programs really would do. They will hang effigies before this is over.

[Initech]

29. Fuck you, Trump!

You and your stupid fucking POS "news" network created this problem. You get to fix it! MAGA has one party rule now. Put up or STFU!

[Renew Deal]

31. So suddenly he's disinterested?

It was an obvious mistake for him to be involved in the first place. Will he support the original funding bill?

[Blue_Tires]

32. "Everything is ALWAYS someone else's fault"

First Commandment in the Book of Trumpism 😒

The media won't admit it outright but they've really missed the immature tantrums and grade school shenanigans the clown and his circus bring to Washington...

[MacKasey]

36. Well , I hope Donald Scrooge Trump

Gets visited by all those officers who died because of January 6th 2021

May he never have a moment's Peace the rest of his life

Scrooge Trump put his big fat nose into this bill about the debt ceiling and cancel the deal so he is the problem

[usedtobedemgurl]

37. Oh no! This is terrible.

If Biden is blamed, he may lose the election! Oh wait......

[hay rick]

38. Trump breaks things, Biden fixes things.

Everybody knows it and they knew it before the election. It must be difficult to sit in front of a camera and express shock.

[johnnyfins]

40. NOW is the time Joe!

Pardon everyone!

[Festivito]

41. Deport Mush back to Africa and freeze his money as an official act.

He declares that he will disrupt future elections. Give him a decade or two to think it over.

[Volaris]

42. And why, exactly, should Joe Biden lift so much as a middle finger to help this clown do a damn thing!?!?

[kentuck]

43. It has to beaten into people's heads....

Silence does not work.

Has anyone responded to this Trump statement yet?

[Emile]

44. Republican plan is to hold votes on certain

things in their budget and hold democrats responsible for voting this and that down.

Democrats need to stand united against these partisan tactics.

[tinymontgomery]

45. President Biden should tell them to bring the original

President Biden should tell them to bring the original bill that was agreed upon and he'll sign it.

[karynnj]

47. Well, here's a long shot solution.

Biden could ask his team to find enough moderate retiring Republicans in the House to change to independent and caucus with the Democrats. A vote for speaker would be requested, Jeffries would win and would put the original bipartisan deal up for a vote.

It would pass both Houses and be signed by Biden.