US president-elect Donald Trump has urged Republican politicians to scupper a cross-party deal to avert a fast-looming US government shutdown.
Staring down tomorrow night’s deadline to fund federal agencies, party leaders in Congress had agreed on a “continuing resolution” (CR) to keep the lights on until mid-March and avoid having to send public workers home without pay over Christmas.
However the compromise was pilloried by numerous Republicans – most notably tech billionaire Elon Musk, whom Mr Trump has charged with slashing government spending in his second term.
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO has emerged as a major voice in US politics and took to his X…