A US government shutdown could be two days away after President-elect Donald Trump called on Republican lawmakers to decline a cross-event capital invoice.

Trump urged Congress to scrap the deal and pass a streamlined invoice. His intervention followed heavy criticism of the invoice by tech billionaire Elon Musk.

Congressman Steve Scalise, the Republican House Majority chief, indicated on Wednesday night that the invoice was dead after Trump denounced it.

The short-term capital invoice will require to be passed by Congress by the complete of week to prevent many federal government offices from shuttering beginning on Saturday.

The invoice, known as a continuing resolution, is required because Congress never passed a apportionment for the 2025 budgetary year, which began on 1 October.

Unless Congress acts, government services ranging from the National Parks Service to Border Patrol will commence closing this weekend.

In posts on his social media site, Truth Social, Trump threatened to assist unseat “any Republican that would be so stupid as to” vote in favour of the current version of the invoice, which was unveiled on Tuesday by House and Senate leaders.

“If Democrats threaten to shut down the government unless we provide them everything they desire, then CALL THEIR BLUFF,” he said.

He also called, in a joint statement with incoming vice-president JD Vance, for Congress to raise the obligation ceiling, which determines how much the government can borrow to pay its bills, and limit the invoice to focusing just on temporary spending and disaster relief.

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The 1,500-page invoice included more than $110bn (£88bn) in emergency disaster relief and $30bn (£23bn) in aid to farmers. It also included the first pay raise for lawmakers since 2009, federal funds to rebuild a bridge that collapsed in Baltimore, healthcare reforms, and provisions aimed at preventing hotels and live occurrence venues from deceptive advertising.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre issued a statement after Trump came out against the invoice, saying: “Republicans require to stop playing politics with this bipartisan agreement or they will hurt hardworking Americans and make instability across the country.”

“Triggering a damaging government shutdown would hurt families,” President Joe Biden’s spokeswoman continued, adding: “A deal is a deal. Republicans should keep their word.”

When asked by CNN on Wednesday night whether the existed deal had officially been scrapped, Congressman Scalise said: “Yes”.

He added that “there is no recent agreement correct now” and that “there’s still a lot of negotiations and conversations going on”.

It is not obvious how Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to proceed.

Mr Musk, who Trump has tasked with cutting government spending in his upcoming administration, lobbied heavily against the existing deal.

On Wednesday night, Mr Musk posted on X: “Your elected representatives have heard you and now the terrible invoice is dead. The voice of the people has triumphed.”

There have been 21 US government shutdowns or partial shutdowns over the history five decades – the longest of which was during Trump’s first term when the government was shuttered for 35 days.