Government shutdown at risk as Trump’s demands put Speaker Johnson in a bind

By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING

WASHINGTON (AP) — A , House Speaker is fighting to figure out how to meet President-elect sudden demands — and keep his own job — while federal offices are being told to prepare to shutter operations ahead of Friday’s midnight deadline.

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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 , a stunning request just before the Christmas holidays that has put the in a bind.

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And if not, the president-elect warned of for Johnson and Republicans in Congress.

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“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,” Trump told Fox News Digital.

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