Trump leaves the US government on the abyss: Is the shutdown before Christmas?

Trump leaves the US government on the abyss: Is the shutdown before Christmas?

Washington is on the verge of serious political turbulence, while the designated President Donald Trump wants to push through a new budget draft to avert a threatening “shutdown” of the government. After his ambivalent blockade behavior in the US budget dispute, Trump asked the Republicans in Congress on his Truth Social platform, not to agree to a compromising legal text that was already negotiated with the Democrats. The risk of a standstill by the government, in which state institutions would have to hire their work, hovers over the capital like a Damocles sword, since an agreement must be reached by Friday. Otherwise, many state employees remain without salary and the public administration stalls. According to a report by radio Herford this could have fatal consequences for the operation.

confrontation between Trump and Parliamentary MPs

Trump, who was only sworn in as President in January 2025, and Tech billionaire Elon Musk have formed a remarkable alliance to lead the Republicans against the draft negotiated with the Democrats. Musk expressed on his platform X that MPs who voted for the current expenditure would have to expect a vote. In a critical moment, the democratic minority leader Hakeem Jeffries criticized the new proposal as "laughable" and pointed out that extreme forces within the Republican party only conjured up a "shutdown" of the government. This session could be one of the most crucial for the coming months in Washington, since Trump presents the GOP with a difficult choice, reports .