Though there is still a month until a return to the White House, Trump has once again turned Washington upside down. House Speaker Johnson's stopgap spending plan has not only been discarded by him, but he has also pressured Republicans to address the debt ceiling before the new government takes office. With less than two days until the shutdown deadline, Republicans crowded into Johnson's office on Thursday, hoping to develop a Plan B that would satisfy both Trump and Musk. Appropriations Committee Chairman, Oklahoma Republican Tom Cole praised the progress made as he left the meeting room, stating to reporters, "We are moving in a good direction." Late Wednesday afternoon, Trump and incoming Vice President JD Vance delivered a final blow, issuing a joint statement criticizing the stopgap spending proposal and calling for new methods to resolve the issue, including raising the debt ceiling. Soon after, Trump threatened to oppose the re-election of any Republicans supporting the bill. The debt ceiling has been a topic lawmakers have avoided at least for this year, and it is certainly not on their pre-holiday agenda. On Thursday, Trump told NBC News that fully abolishing the debt ceiling would be the "smartest thing" lawmakers could do. He said, "I fully support them doing this."