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fullscreen Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Mike Johnson. Photo: Mariam Zuhaib/AP/TT
Republicans in the US Congress may have reached a new budget deal that could mean the country’s federal institutions are not shut down.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, has been in negotiations with party colleagues on Thursday to reach a new settlement, since the future president of the United States, Donald Trump, refused to accept the proposed settlement between Republicans and Democrats in Congress. Trump’s Wednesday slaughter of the budget deal was backed by friend and adviser Elon Musk.
The Republicans have a narrow majority in the House of Representatives.
The details of a possible new deal were unclear Thursday night, but Trump said Republicans have managed to rally behind a new budget proposal:
“Success in Washington” Trump wrote on social platforms and claimed that the US should drop a debt ceiling for two years – which the Republicans previously completely opposed.
Democrats are criticizing both Trump’s attack on the previous deal that led to its collapse, as well as the way the president-elect is treating Congress. Even Republicans follow developments in Washington with interest.
“Keep an eye out. Put on the seat belts. The next Congress will be interesting to watch,” said Republican Steve Womack, a member of the House of Representatives from the state of Arkansas.