Why a government shutdown is looming and what it means

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Trump said early Thursday that Johnson will "easily remain speaker" for the next Congress if he "acts decisively and tough" in coming up with a new plan to also increase the debt limit, a stunning request just before the Christmas holidays that has put the beleaguered speaker in a bind.
49% : "Jeffries and other Democrats say Republicans should honor the spending agreement that was negotiated before Trump got involved.
48% : When he rejected the spending proposal on Wednesday, Trump said that he wanted the debt ceiling debate settled before he takes office next month.
41% : Some estimate these accounting maneuvers could push the default deadline to the summer of 2025 -- but that's exactly what Trump wants to avoid, since an increase would then be needed while he is president.
40% : Warning of trouble ahead for Johnson and Republicans in Congress, Trump told Fox News Digital, "Anybody that supports a bill that doesn't take care of the Democrat quicksand known as the debt ceiling should be primaried and disposed of as quickly as possible.
33% : Trump has tied a demand for dealing with the debt ceiling to the dispute over government funding, saying one should not be addressed without the other.
33% : Now, Trump is looking for Johnson to pass a debt ceiling extension just hours before a partial government shutdown.
31% : "Anything else is a betrayal of our country," Trump said in a statement Wednesday.Republicans quickly complied, including a provision in a revamped government funding proposal that would suspend the debt ceiling for two years, until Jan. 30, 2027.

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