After the House passes a bill without “his main ask,” “Trump is not happy”

President-elect Donald Trump is displeased that the House of Representatives passed a spending bill on Friday night that did not include an extension or elimination of the debt ceiling. The bill passed just hours before a potential government shutdown. The Senate followed suit, passing the bill by a vote of 85-11.

The legislation, which funds the government for three months, easily passed in the House with a 366-34 vote, including 196 Democratic votes and 170 Republican votes. All 34 votes against were cast by Republicans.

Earlier in the week, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) scrapped a previous funding bill after pressure from Elon Musk and Trump, who came out against it. Trump demanded that the House raise or abolish the debt ceiling, which limits how much money the federal government can borrow. The debt ceiling has often been used by congressional Republicans as leverage against Democratic presidents. Democratic lawmakers, in contrast, have shown a willingness to eliminate it.

“Anybody that supports a bill that doesn’t take care of the Democrat quicksand known as the debt ceiling should be primaried and disposed of as quickly as possible,” Trump told Fox News Digital on Thursday.

However, the legislation that passed on Friday did not address the debt ceiling.

Semafor’s congressional bureau chief, Burgess Everett, reported that Trump was frustrated by the outcome. “Trump is NOT happy that the spending deal doesn’t include the debt ceiling, according to [a] person who spoke with him this p.m.,” Everett posted on X. “Not clear he’ll publicly try to stop the bill in the Senate but Trump’s not thrilled the bill doesn’t contain his main ask.”

As of now, President-elect Trump has not publicly commented on the passage of the bill.