Johnson under pressure after House fails to pass GOP funding plan and Trump pushes shutdown

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : Separately, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise told reporters on Tuesday that they are making a few "minor" changes to a bill that would mandate that the two candidates for president - Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris - receive the same level of Secret Service protection that President Joe Biden receives, and are aiming to put it on the floor this week.
38% : Trump had previously said that if Republicans don't receive "absolute assurances" about election security, they should not pass a funding extension.
33% : Asked by CNN's Manu Raju if he would listen to Trump, Johnson said: "President Trump and I have talked a lot about this.
30% : "If Republicans don't get the SAVE Act, and every ounce of it, they should not agree to a Continuing Resolution in any way, shape, or form," Trump said on Truth Social earlier on Wednesday ahead of the vote.
27% : But Trump is ramping up the pressure for a shutdown if Republicans are unable to pass the voting measure, which is considered a non-starter in the Democrat-led Senate.
21% : Johnson pulled a vote on the government funding legislation last week after enough House Republicans came out against the spending plan to sink it, but has been under pressure to take action on election security as Trump continues to sow doubts over election integrity in the run-up to November.
14% : Johnson would not reveal on Wednesday ahead of the planned vote what he would do if the GOP government funding plan fails and said he has spoken to Trump "a lot" about government funding after the former president floated a government shutdown.

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