All Republican Reps. from TN voted to pass stopgap funding bill that boosts defense spending while trimming nondefense programs [Video]

WASHINGTON — Almost all Republican lawmakers in the United States House of Representatives voted to pass a stopgap spending bill that boosts defense programs while trimming nondefense spending through September.

There was only one Republican holdout, Thomas Massie (R-KY) who President Donald Trump condemned on social media after the vote by calling him “too much trouble.” Massie responded by saying Trump was “attacking me and Canada today. The difference is: Canada will eventually cave.”

Only one Democratic lawmaker voted for it — Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME). Democratic lawmakers have mostly stood against the bill, warning the stopgap bill could bolster Republican power in Congress. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) called it a “blank check to Elon Musk and to President Trump.”

Every Republican representative from Tennessee voted to …