Congress in disarray and shutdown looms as Trump, Musk slam spending deal

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

38% : Trump urged Congress to scrap the deal and pass a streamlined bill.
24% : White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre issued a statement after Trump came out against the bill, saying: "Republicans need to stop playing politics with this bipartisan agreement or they will hurt hardworking Americans and create instability across the country.
21% : In posts on his social media site, Truth Social, Trump threatened to help unseat "any Republican that would be so stupid as to" vote in favour of the current version of the bill, which was unveiled on Tuesday by House and Senate leaders.
19% : Mr Musk, who Trump has tasked with cutting government spending in his future administration, lobbied heavily against the existing deal.
12% : Congressman Steve Scalise, the Republican House Majority Leader, indicated on Wednesday night that the bill was dead after Trump denounced it.

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