President Donald Trump on Friday slammed Senate Democrats for slapping down the House’s stopgap funding measure ahead of a nine-day recess and looming government shutdown.
Speaking to reporters from the Oval Office, Trump praised House Republicans for approving a continuing resolution that would keep the government funded through November, calling it “an amazing vote.” But that measure failed in the Senate 48-44, setting the stage for a shutdown showdown.
The president claimed Senate Democrats, all of whom but one voted against the measure, “want to shut down the country.” He applauded the single outlier, Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania…
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