Trump claims big victory as bipartisan deal paves way to end US government shutdown
President Trump called the recent bipartisan deal to reopen the federal government a “very big victory”. He made the remarks during a Veterans Day ceremony, directing them to Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House, saying “We’re opening up our country it should have never been closed.”
The deal in question was approved by the United States Senate in a 60-40 vote and now heads to the United States House of Representatives for final approval. Key points of the deal include restoring funding for many federal agencies, preventing certain mass federal layoffs until January, and including full-year appropriations for certain regions.
While Trump is calling it a win, the agreement does include caveats and leaves some major issues unresolved. For example, the extension of tax credits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was not secured in this deal that remains a matter for future votes. Some Democrats consider the deal a compromise that gives up too much without guaranteed wins on healthcare.
In short, Trump and allies are framing the outcome as a political and procedural success an end to the shutdown and reopening of the government while critics argue the deal lacks important protections for workers and health-care support that were central to the shutdown fight.
