Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., said he will not back down in the face of considerable pressure from President Donald Trump and his subordinates to change his opposition to pass a continuing resolution that the House might vote on Tuesday.
Massie is the only House Republican to publicly voice his opposition to the legislation that would fund the federal government for the rest of the 2025 fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30. Congress faces an 11:59 p.m. EDT Friday deadline to pass a funding measure or face a partial government shutdown.
If there is full attendance in the House and no Democrats support the funding measure, Republicans can only lose one vote for the bill to pass. Trump suggested in a Truth Social post Monday and again on Tuesday that Massie should be primaried for his stated opposition to the funding measure. Also on Monday, Chris LaCivita, a GOP political strategist and former Trump campaign co-chair, wrote a cryptic post on X regarding Massie’s stance: “Tick tock Tommie.”
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