President Trump may be losing patience with the budget resolution. On Monday, he threatened to primary Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie for opposing the GOP budget.
Representative Massie and Senator Rand Paul both say that they will vote against the GOP budget because it does not cut spending. Their point is: Why cut all of this government waste, only to bring on more?
Representative Massie said this about it: “The argument for [continuing resolution] in September 2024 was to fight in December 2024 after the election. The argument for CR in December 2024 was to fight in March 2025 after the inauguration. The argument for CR in March 2025 is to fight in September 2025 because… we’re not ready yet ?!?!”
Representative Massie is not a Republican loyalist who President Trump can pick on without consequences. He is Peanut the Squirrel to the independents who brought the Republicans the White House and the majority. It is not a fight the Trump administration should even consider.
If the House budget does not pass, the government faces a shut down by Friday.
