McConnell Warns It'd Be 'Politically Beyond Stupid' To Shut Down Government Before Election
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday said it is in the best interest of his party to avoid a government shutdown, adding that it would be “politically beyond stupid” for the GOP to go down this route ahead of the presidential election.
McConnell: Government shutdown before election ‘politically beyond stupid’
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) is warning colleagues that it would be “politically beyond stupid” for Congress to stumble into a government shutdown a few weeks before Election Day, saying Republicans would “certainly” get the blame.
McConnell says it would be ‘beyond stupid’ to shut down government ahead of election
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said it would be “beyond stupid” to shut the government down ahead of the November election. McConnell’s comments come as the deadline to pass the annual budget to fund the government is just weeks away.
McConnell breaks with Trump, says its ‘beyond stupid’ to shutdown govt. over voter integrity
"It would be politically beyond stupid for us to do that right before the election because certainly, we’d get the blame.”
Mitch McConnell Mocks Donald Trump's 'Beyond Stupid' Request to Shut Down the Government Over Baseless Illegal Voter Claim
Former President Donald Trump made baseless claims about Democrats registering illegal voters to participate in the 2024 presidential election and has urged Republicans to shut down the government since last week.
Ex-RNC Chair Rips GOP Listening to Trump: 'Blind Being Led by the Stupid'
Michael Steele's remark comes after Trump said House Republicans should ensure the inclusion of the SAVE Act in a stopgap ...
House moves toward averting a shutdown, sidestepping a Trump demand
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Trump Must Be Fuming About Mike Johnson’s Spending Deal Blow to MAGA
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House leaders unveil bill to avert government shutdown with additional Secret Service funding
House leaders unveiled on Sunday their new legislation to avert a shutdown at the end of the month and fund the government ...
Here’s what’s in the government funding agreement
Congress rarely passes funding bills on time, but the U.S. legislative branch had to pass a series of continuing resolutions ...
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Speaker Johnson announces plan to keep the government funded until Dec. 20
The measure does not include any part of the SAVE Act, the election security proposal backed by former President Donald Trump ...