President Trump threatened his administration could take "irreversible" actions on programs if the government shuts down at midnight.
“We don’t want it to shut down,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, pointing out Democrats run a risk in not approving a stopgap bill. “We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible, that are bad for them and irreversible by them. Like cutting vast numbers of people out, cutting things that they like, cutting programs that they like.”
The Senate is expected to bring a GOP funding bill to a vote early Tuesday evening.
Earlier Tuesday, at an unprecedented gathering of military top brass, Trump vowed to make the military "faster, fiercer," while saying leaders should use cities as “training grounds” in a speech in Quantico, Va. He said defending the homeland was the military’s “most important priority.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed the military's top generals and admirals ahead of Trump, rolling out a 10-point plan to overhaul the culture of the military. Hegseth emphasized the need to stick to strict fitness standards, calling it "completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals in the halls of the Pentagon leading commands around the country and the world.”
Follow along here all day for updates on the Pentagon meeting, potential shutdown and more.
Source: The Hill - News
