Trump brings Congress to a halt with new demands on spending as shutdown looms

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

41% : "Leaving his office on Capitol Hill, less than an hour after releasing the joint statement with Trump, Vance said they support a clean continuing resolution - or CR - only if it's tied to a debt limit increase.
29% : "Republicans want to support our farmers, pay for disaster relief, and set our country up for success in 2025," Trump and Vance said in a statement.
26% : If Democrats threaten to shut down the government unless we give them everything they want, then CALL THEIR BLUFF," Trump and Vance wrote in the statement.
22% : Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance on Wednesday sharply criticized a deal to fund the federal government until March 14 that was negotiated by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, undermining support for the plan across Capitol Hill just days away from a shutdown deadline.
19% : Trump and Vance slammed the bill for including what they see as Democratic priorities but also injected the politically fraught issue of the US debt limit, which the country is on track to hit after it is reinstated in the new year.
15% : Then came Trump and Vance's eleventh-hour statement, which called on Republicans to take a hardline approach on spending.
12% : "Throughout the day Wednesday, Trump was privately trashing the spending deal in conversations, multiple sources told CNN.

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