Trump delivers death blow to bipartisan budget deal [Video]

President-elect Donald Trump and his allies have rejected a bipartisan budget deal, leaving lawmakers scrambling to negotiate a new agreement before the government’s Friday shutdown deadline.Trump blamed excessive spending in the bill, leading to overnight negotiations on Capitol Hill as Vice President-elect JD Vance met with Republican lawmakers. Along with a new budget, Trump and Vance proposed an increase to the nation’s debt ceiling, which sets the amount of money the government can borrow.The push to raise the debt ceiling is intended to “bring the mess to the Biden administration” instead of Trump’s own, according to his social media posts. The current debt ceiling agreement is set to expire in January, but it would likely be months before the Treasury would have trouble paying bills.Also on social media, Trump pressured Republicans, threatening primary challenges for those who support the current budget bill. Now, an increasing number of Republicans are heeding …