Sorry President Trump, I’m With Thomas Massie On This One…

Earlier today, President Trump declared victory on a greatly reduced CR Bill.

Here was his post on TruthSocial asking all Republicans to vote YES tonight:

Full text:

SUCCESS in Washington!

Speaker Mike Johnson and the House have come to a very good Deal for the American People. The newly agreed to American Relief Act of 2024 will keep the Government open, fund our Great Farmers and others, and provide relief for those severely impacted by the devastating hurricanes.

A VERY important piece, VITAL to the America First Agenda, was added as well – The date of the very unnecessary Debt Ceiling will be pushed out two years, to January 30, 2027. Now we can Make America Great Again, very quickly, which is what the People gave us a mandate to accomplish.

All Republicans, and even the Democrats, should do what is best for our Country, and vote “YES” for this Bill, TONIGHT!

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The Bill was indeed greatly reduced:

BREAKING: President Trump Declares “SUCCESS in Washington!”, House Vote Imminent

But the new Bill did NOT pass.

Here are the 38 Republicans who voted NO:

• Aaron Bean (R-FL)
• Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
• Josh Brecheen (R-OK)
• Tim Burchett (R-TN)
• Eric Burlison (R-MO)
• Kat Cammack (R-FL)
• Michael Cloud (R-TX)
• Andrew Clyde (R-GA)
• Eli Crane (R-AZ)
• John Curtis (R-UT)
• Jeff Duncan (R-SC)
• Russ Fulcher (R-ID)
• Bob Good (R-VA)
• Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
• Andy Harris (R-MD)
• Wesley Hunt (R-TX)
• Doug Lamborn (R-CO)
• Debbie Lesko (R-AZ)
• Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
• Morgan Luttrell (R-TX)
• Nancy Mace (R-SC)
• Thomas Massie (R-KY)
• Rich McCormick (R-GA)
• Cory Mills (R-FL)
• Alex Mooney (R-WV)
• Blake Moore (R-UT)
• Troy Nehls (R-TX)
• Ralph Norman (R-SC)
• Andy Ogles (R-TN)
• Scott Perry (R-PA)
• Bill Posey (R-FL)
• Matt Rosendale (R-MT)
• Chip Roy (R-TX)
• David Schweikert (R-AZ)
• Keith Self (R-TX)
• Victoria Spartz (R-IN)
• Tom Tiffany (R-WI)
• Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)

One name jumped out at me, Thomas Massie.

I trust this guy.

I know many of you do too.

I'm still 100% team Trump, but I'm also a big Thomas Massie fan and I trust his recommendations.

And here's what Massie posted about the new Bill:

This isn’t complicated.

Separate the bills and vote on them individually.

one vote on the clean CR

one vote on the debt limit

one vote on disaster relief

one vote on farm bailouts

Radical right? Individual bills for each issue.

— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) December 20, 2024

This isn’t complicated.

Separate the bills and vote on them individually.

one vote on the clean CR

one vote on the debt limit

one vote on disaster relief

one vote on farm bailouts

Radical right? Individual bills for each issue.

I gotta say, he's 100% right.

You want all of those things?

Fine!

Great!

Put them each to a separate vote and put each one in a 1-2 page document.

If you can't do that or won't do that, then you don't deserve any of them and I hope they keep the Government shut down for years if that's what it takes!

Here's what I posted in response:

Biggs and Massie @RepThomasMassie are two of the good guys....

Get this down to a ONE PAGE CR and I'm sure they'll Vote Yes.

And yes, it is possible. @VivekGRamaswamy @elonmusk

We don't want LESS crap, we want NO crap!

Sorry @realDonaldTrump @JDVance but Massie is right… https://t.co/Lj20HiwqNN

— Noah Christopher (@DailyNoahNews) December 20, 2024

Biggs and Massie @RepThomasMassie are two of the good guys....

Get this down to a ONE PAGE CR and I'm sure they'll Vote Yes.

And yes, it is possible. @VivekGRamaswamy @elonmusk

We don't want LESS crap, we want NO crap!

Sorry @realDonaldTrump @JDVance but Massie is right on this one.

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It's real simple....

We didn't just want LESS crap, we wanted NO crap.

If our Government cannot give that to us, then it does not deserve to be our Government.

SHUT IT DOWN.

Many other members of Congress reported they were given less than 1 hour to read the new Bill, which is absurd!

Congress failed again in its responsibility to fund the government on time.

While the most egregious items were taken out of the original CR, I cannot support the negotiated deal that raises the debt by $4 trillion rather than making the cuts necessary to rein in government…

— Rep. Keith Self (@RepKeithSelf) December 19, 2024

My conscience led me to a “no” as the bill increases spending by over 100 billion, increases the debt limit, and does NOT offer real spending cuts, therefore allowing inflation to continue. My mind is on all Oklahoma families, farmers, and ranchers who have lost approximately 20… pic.twitter.com/yvBG3UEZZB

— Congressman Josh Brecheen (@RepBrecheen) December 20, 2024

I voted no on a Trillion Dollar CR that I wasn’t even allowed to read. pic.twitter.com/Y6CUtsIRaG

— Tim Burchett (@timburchett) December 20, 2024

My constituents sent me to Congress to save our Republic.

Not to worsen Washington’s deficit spending problem and increase the debt ceiling by $4+ trillion—with zero reforms or spending cuts.

I’m a HARD NO on the CR + debt limit hike.

— Rep. Andrew Clyde (@Rep_Clyde) December 19, 2024

We do not have the money for endless government spending.

The time to address our nation’s fiscal crisis is now!

— Rep. Russ Fulcher (@RepRussFulcher) December 19, 2024

The bad spending package just got worse, and it now includes an inexcusable unlimited 2-year debt ceiling increase with no spending cuts!!!

— Congressman Bob Good (@RepBobGood) December 19, 2024

It’s not the number of pages that matter - it’s what’s in those pages.

This CR had the same level of spending today as it did yesterday, but the debt ceiling was suspended, meaning there was no limit on the debt. I don’t trust Congress or the government to spend responsibly…

— Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) December 20, 2024

Given barely over an hour to review, I cannot in good conscience vote for the latest CR proposal. It includes a two-year, $4 TRILLION debt limit increase; a provision that undermines the House majority and the American people.

— Rep. Andy Ogles (@RepOgles) December 19, 2024

Bottom line, I'm still 100% Team Trump and that's not changing, but these people are right.

If you can't give us a clean Bill, then no one should be forced to vote on something they weren't even given time to read.

DOGE starts now.

President Trump, don't let this get out of hand....

DOGE, Elon, Vivek, Rand Paul, Ron Paul and Thomas Massie are on the right track here, follow their lead.

Noah out.