Coverage dated December 18, 2024 to December 19, 2024
Trump calls for abolishing the debt ceiling
Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
In a phone interview with NBC News, Trump said getting rid of the debt ceiling entirely would be the “smartest thing it [Congress] could do.”
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President-elect Donald Trump says he would prefer the US debt ceiling being completely abolished -- not just raised -- as congressional Republicans feud over a funding bill intensifies on Capitol Hill ahead of a government shutdown deadline.
President-elect Trump said Thursday he would support abolishing the debt ceiling as he pushed the issue to the center of government spending talks with just days to avert a shutdown.
President-elect Donald Trump Trump said lawmakers should oppose any sweeping spending measure that includes "traps" and abolish the debt limit before he takes office next year.
President-elect Donald Trump confounded members of Congress and flipped the government spending debate on its head when he demanded a premature increase to the debt ceiling on “Biden’s watch” rather than his own.
