Punchbowl News: “It’s an inauspicious start to Trump’s relationship with Johnson who, theoretically, is his governing partner. Trump privately trashed Johnson to senators, saying the speaker ‘mishandled’ the situation, according to GOP sources…”

“As of right now, there’s no clear path forward on how Congress plans to avoid a shutdown in just two days…”

“A face plant of this nature could imperil Johnson’s political future. The anger – and the anger in the ranks is very real right now – could blow over. We get it. But the speaker election is Jan. 3. That’s just 16 days away.”

“House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) suggested Wednesday that Democrats will oppose any federal spending bill that strays from the bipartisan deal announced a day before, accusing GOP leaders of reneging on the agreement at risk of a government shutdown,” The Hill reports.

Said Jeffries: “You break the bipartisan agreement, you own the consequences that follow.”

President-elect Donald Trump said he is opposed to Speaker Mike Johnson’s short term funding bill and called on Congress to raise the debt ceiling as part of any spending agreement.

The statement essentially kills Johnson’s plan to fund the government through March 14.

“Speaker Mike Johnson’s leadership team is quietly discussing a plan B to fund the government amid conservative opposition and vocal criticism from incoming President Donald Trump’s top ally Elon Musk,” Politico reports.

“The Louisiana Republican is discussing dropping $100 billion in disaster aid plus other attachments and instead passing a ‘clean CR’ — then dealing with the other issues in the new year, according to two Republicans with knowledge of the conversations. In addition to disaster aid, that would mean dropping $30 billion for farmers, and a one-year extension of the farm bill, among other items, at least for now.”

Axios: Major heartburn erupts over Mike Johnson’s spending bill.

CBS News: House conservatives revolt over GOP-backed spending bill.