Trump Demands Government Shutdown Hours Before Debating Harris

Donald Trump spent the afternoon ahead of his debate against Kamala Harris by demanding Republican lawmakers pursue a government shutdown if they cannot attach a hardline voting bill to the budget.

Trump’s demand, via a fiery post on Truth Social, was met with pushback from some establishment Republicans—but appeared to nudge some Trump allies, like Marjorie Taylor Greene, into backing Trump’s desire.

“If Republicans in the House, and Senate, don’t get absolute assurances on Election Security, THEY SHOULD, IN NO WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM, GO FORWARD WITH A CONTINUING RESOLUTION,” Trump wrote on Tuesday.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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