A Republican senator unloaded on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Wednesday night on Fox News, accusing Johnson of saddling Donald Trump with a ticking time bomb set to explode in March.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) unleashed a tirade on the right-wing network, demanding to know, "Why would you saddle Donald Trump with this terrible spending bill before he even gets into office?"
"It dumps it right back in his lap in March," he said.
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Hawley is referring to Johnson's now ill-fated temporary spending bill, which would've funded the federal government through mid-March — a fact that didn't sit well with Hawley.
"In March, under this bill, they'd shut down the government again, have to do this all over again, have to raise the debt ceiling again later, the same year. It's ridiculous. It's a horrible plan. I can't believe that Republican leadership ever cooked it up. Clearly they didn't talk to Trump about it."
Hawley said his party needs to seriously consider new leadership in Congress.
"If this is the best they can do, I mean it's just, it's total incompetence. This is a disaster," he said.
Among the inclusions in the funding bill: About $100 billion in hurricane relief and $10 billion in assistance for farmers. It also includes provisions to hand over control of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium to Washington, D.C. and enable the city to negotiate to return the Washington Commanders back to the nation's capital.
The bill imploded Wednesday afternoon following intense pushback from tech billionaire and "first buddy" Elon Musk — tasked with cutting trillions from the budget — and Trump.
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