Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have raged against the bill while the president-elect remained silent until the final hour

Summary

Trump and Vance urged Republicans to force a government shutdown instead of passing a bipartisan stopgap funding bill, accusing Democrats of pushing “giveaways” and rejecting a debt ceiling increase.

The move against the stopgap funding bill comes less than 3 days before the government is set to run out of money on Friday.

Their stance follows Elon Musk’s social media threats to fund primary challengers against Republicans who support the bill.

The funding package, which includes disaster relief and farm aid, faces opposition, with critics warning this move could disrupt essential services.

Musk has suggested the government remain closed until Trump takes office in January.