Trump urged to reject the government funding bill.

Trump and elected Vice President JD Vance called on Congress to pass another temporary spending bill without "Democratic giveaways" along with an increase in the debt ceiling.

The current bill provides funding for government agencies at previous levels and allocates $100 billion for disaster relief and $10 billion for agricultural assistance. It also includes provisions such as salary increases for legislators.

Trump and Vance stated that Congress should limit the bill to temporary spending and disaster relief, while also raising the debt ceiling—a politically painful task that must be addressed next year. "If Democrats are not willing to cooperate on the debt ceiling now, what makes anyone think they will do so in June when we are in power?"— they said in their statement on Truth Social.

Trump's comments came after Elon Musk, whom the elected president proposed as head of the new Department of Government Efficiency, urged Congress to reject the bill and stated that those who support it should be removed from office.

The next steps for Congress remain unclear. Any spending bill will require bipartisan agreement both in the House of Representatives, where Republicans have a slim majority, and in the Senate, which is still controlled by Democrats.

Passing the bill is necessary since Congress failed to adopt a standard spending law for the current fiscal year, which began on October 1.

If Congress does not pass the bill by Saturday morning, operations will be suspended, including for federal agencies such as the Pentagon and NASA.

The White House urged Republicans to stop playing political games with the bipartisan agreement, warning that otherwise they would harm hardworking Americans and create instability across the country. Democrats claimed that Trump's statement is a sign of impending chaos.

In the past, Trump has sometimes supported government shutdowns, and the 2018-2019 shutdown became the longest in U.S. history, lasting 34 days.

The U.S. government has been spending more than it earns for over 20 years, as Democrats expanded healthcare programs while Republicans cut taxes. Additionally, an aging population is increasing costs for pension and healthcare programs. The growing debt—which currently stands at $36 trillion—will force lawmakers to raise the debt ceiling either now or when borrowing authority expires next year. Failing to raise the debt ceiling could crash bond markets with serious economic repercussions.