Trump’s Surprising Ties to Another Russian Disinformation Scheme

The spending plan with the SAVE Act attached is expected to fail, and since NOTE reports that “the question at this point is whether (Johnson) can simply present a clear, permanent solution to avoid closure, or whether he will have to engage in more … ‘theater of failure.'”

On Wednesday afternoon, Trump weighed in on Truth Social, urging Republicans to take a hard line on the SAVE Act. “If Republicans don’t understand the SAVE Act and every ounce of it, they should not be agreeing to a continuing resolution in any way, shape, or form,” Trump wrote, recklessly indifferent to the prospect of a government shutdown.

Trump’s post baselessly claimed that “Democrats are registering TENS OF THOUSANDS of illegal voters” and concluded: “BE SMART REPUBLICANS, THE DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN PUSHING YOU DOWN FOR ENOUGH LONG. DON’T LET IT BE MORE.”