Former President Donald Trump has called for the complete elimination of the debt ceiling, arguing it's a meaningless concept. He also suggested that any potential government shutdown would be initiated by a Democratic president.
In a phone interview with NBC News, Trump said getting rid of the debt ceiling entirely would be the “smartest thing it could do. I would support that entirely.”\“The Democrats have said they want to get rid of it. If they want to get rid of it, I would lead the charge,” Trump added.
Trump suggested that the debt ceiling is a meaningless concept — and that no one knows for sure what would happen if it were to someday be breached — “a catastrophe, or meaningless” — and no one should want to find out. The debt ceiling is the limit lawmakers set that determines how much the federal government can borrow to pay its bills. It doesn’t authorize any new spending. On the possibility of a shutdown, which would occur at 12:01 a.m. Saturday if a funding deal isn't reached, he said, “If there’s going to be a shutdown, we’re going to start it with a Democratic president” — suggesting that the fight playing out in Congress now is necessary to clear the decks before his administration begins in January. Asked if he still has confidence in House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Trump responded: “We’ll see. Trump said he had discussed his views on the short-term funding deal with Elon Musk prior to the X owner's posts Wednesday. “I told him that if he agrees with me, that he could put out a statement,” Trump said. “He’s looking at things from a cost standpoint.” He described their views as in line and “very much on track.” In his call Wednesday for Republicans to ditch the negotiated bipartisan short-term spending bill, Trump also demanded that lawmakers increase the debt ceiling — something that hadn't been on the table at all. Congress last raised the debt ceiling in June 2023, suspending it through Jan. 1, 2025
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