Donald Trump continued his attacks on Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) for voting against a government funding bill.
The House narrowly approved a stopgap measure 217-to-213 to keep the government funded through September, with only Massie voting against it on the GOP side and one Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME), voting in favor, and the president has threatened to back a primary opponent for the recalcitrant Kentucky Republican.
"So Massie can vote for Debt Ceiling AND Budget to be put into the Trump Administration, making them both the Republicans problem and responsibility, but can’t give us a simple Continuing Resolution vote allowing us the time necessary to come up with a 'GREAT, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL???'" Trump posted Wednesday at 1:23 a.m. EST. "Republicans only 'NO' Vote. GRANDSTANDER!"
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Massie was first elected in 2011 as part of the Tea Party wave, and his first vote in 2013 was in opposition to the re-election of John Boehner as House speaker, and by the following year he had voted "no" so many times on legislation that Politico called him "Mr. No."
Congress faces a deadline on Friday to fund the government and avert a shutdown, and the bill now goes from the House to the Senate, where it must attract some Democratic support in the Republican-led chamber to reach the required 60 votes for passage.
Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) hasn't said whether his conference would back the measure, although some have already spoken out against it and say they would prefer a shorter-term continuing resolution.
