Trump, Musk fire back after Jeffries blames House GOP for breaking bipartisan deal

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaking at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, called on House Republicans to break a bipartisan deal to fund the government and avoid a government shutdown, accusing them of hurting ordinary Americans across the country .

On Wednesday, GOP House leaders tried to search for a backup plan after reaching an initial bipartisan deal to avoid a partial government shutdown. This Friday was buried by a barrage of opposition from conservative leaders.

Jeffries spoke about the failed deal and accused Republicans and their leaders of failing to reach an agreement.

“House Republicans, House Democrats, Senate. Republicans and Senate Democrats reached a bipartisan agreement to fund the government, keep it open and meet the needs of the American people,” Jeffries said, noting the agreement would provide disaster relief to those affected by extreme weather events. “House Republicans have now unilaterally decided to break a bipartisan deal that they made. House Republicans have been ordered to shut down the government and hurt ordinary Americans across this country. . . . A deal is a deal. It was bipartisan, and there was nothing more to say.”

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The minority leader also fired back at X, saying: “House Republicans have been ordered to shut down the government. And hurt the working class Americans they claim to support. You break the bipartisan deal; you own the consequences.”

From Wednesday is United States national debt — which is a measure of what American taxpayers were on the hook for to the nation’s creditors — had reached $36,189,345,826,140.62, climbing at a rapid pace and showing no signs of slowing down. The federal government’s budget deficit in the recently ended fiscal year was $1.834 trillion, the third largest in American history.

Billionaire Elon Musk, who was appointed by President-elect Trump to serve as co-chairman of the newly established Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, lambasted the bill on his social media platform, saying the 1,547-page Resolution (CR) ) bill is full of ” pork.”

Musk fired back at Jeffries on X.

“You seem to think the public is stupid. They’re not.” he wrote.

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Musk also wrote in a separate post: “The voice of the people was heard. This was a good day for America.”

Trump staunchly opposed the bill Wednesday through a series of posts on Truth Social.

“Sounds like the ridiculous and extraordinarily expensive Continuing Resolution, PLUS, is dying fast, but can anyone imagine passing it without either ending or extending the debt ceiling guillotine come June?” asked the incoming president. “Unless the Democrats repeal or substantially extend (the) debt ceiling now, I will fight ’til the end. This is a nasty TRAP set in place by the radical left Democrats!”

He went on to say that Democrats are looking to embarrass Republicans when it comes to voting in June, and the people who extended it from Sept. 28 to June 1 “should be ashamed of themselves.”

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Trump called the extension “political malpractice” and echoed the poor timing of Congress asking for wage increases.

“Hopefully you will be eligible for such an increase in the near future when we, ‘MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!'” he said.

In another post, Trump explained that trying to pass a clean CR without all the bells and whistles Democrats want will be devastating to the country and his administration instead of the Biden administration.

“Any Republican who would be so stupid as to do this should and will be Primered,” Trump warned. “Everything should be done and fully negotiated before I take office on January 20, 2025.”

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Congressional leaders released the text of their 1,547-page CR on Tuesday evening after last-minute negotiations delayed the originally planned release on Sunday. A source familiar with the discussions told Fox News Digital more specifically that the deal was largely struck between the top two Democrats and Republicans in each chamber.

Since its release, the CR has seen fierce backlash from conservatives and House GOP hardliners, many of whom are frustrated by relentless political riders attached to the legislation, rather than a “pure” extension of state funding.

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Although the bill would avert a partial government shutdown through March 14 if passed, it also includes provisions for health care and ethanol fuel, along with $100 billion in disaster relief funding and measures to fund the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The bill also includes the first pay raise for lawmakers since 2009.

Fox News Digital’s Anders Hagstrom and Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.