Former President Donald Trump blasted Republicans in a post on Truth Social as members of Congress scramble to negotiate a budget to keep the government in operation, calling on them to “shut it down.”
While President Trump did not mention Mr. McCarthy by name, he referenced Senate Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who he said has “already given the Democrats everything” in negotiations, such as agreeing to raise the debt ceiling.
“We need new, & real Republican leadership in the United States Senate, not a clone of Mitch, & we need it now!!!” President Trump wrote.
However, the 45th president’s comments could certainly hurt Mr. McCarthy’s efforts to get House Republicans to take the possibility of a shutdown off the table.
Contentious issues like illegal immigration, securing the southern border, and funding for Ukraine are still on the table.
President Trump pushed for more aggressive negotiations on social media.
“Our Country is being systematically destroyed by the Radical Left Marxists, Fascists and Thugs - THE DEMOCRATS. UNLESS YOU GET EVERYTHING, SHUT IT DOWN! Close the Border, stop the Weaponization of ‘Justice,’ and End Election Interference - WE MUST HAVE HONEST ELECTIONS. It’s time Republicans learned how to fight!” he wrote, referencing the multiple indictments against him.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is now prosecuting two cases against him: one in Washington for his challenge of the 2020 elections, and one in Florida for allegedly mishandling classified documents after leaving office.
President Trump has previously called on Republicans to “defund” the DOJ, which he claims is prosecuting him at the behest of his political opponent and incumbent President Joe Biden.
In another post, he wrote, “A very important deadline is approaching at the end of the month. Republicans in Congress can and must defund all aspects of Crooked Joe Biden’s weaponized Government that refuses to close the Border, and treats half the Country as Enemies of the State.”
“This is also the last chance to defund these political prosecutions against me and other Patriots,” he wrote. President Trump’s Washington indictment stems from special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the events of Jan. 6, 2021, and the DOJ has already brought charges against 1,100 people who were present at the U.S. Capitol that day.
According to its latest funding statement, the special counsel’s office would continue to be funded by “permanent, indefinite appropriation” even in the event of a government shutdown.
In addition to the DOJ cases, President Trump faces charges against him in a Georgia racketeering case for challenging the 2020 election results, and a case against him in New York for allegedly mishandling business finances.
He also faces several civil petitions against him, including a case New York Attorney General Letitia James brought against him for allegedly inflating his net worth and defrauding insurance companies and banks through the Trump Organization company.
“It is a great company that has been slandered and maligned by this politically motivated Witch Hunt,” he wrote. “It is very unfair, and I call for help from the highest Courts in New York State, or the Federal System, to intercede. This is not America!”
