Latest Breaking News

Frank D. Lincoln

(894 posts)

3. Trump WANTED a default on the national debt when he was running against Biden.

Reply to LastLiberal in PalmSprings (Original post)

Mon Jan 13, 2025, 04:19 PM

Jan 13

Trump was livid when Kevin McCarthy defied him and made a deal with Biden to avoid the U.S. defaulting on its debt.

At that time Trump wanted the default because he thought it would help him defeat Biden, not caring one iota about all of the negative repercussions that would have caused.

Now that Trump finds a default on the national debt politically inconvenient (because he wants to get the tax cuts through), he wants to avoid it.

Click here to purchase valentine hearts!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

2 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

Bernardo de La Paz eppur_se_muova

4 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Trump frustrated with GOP lawmakers over debt limit quandary [View all] LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 13 OP

If they knew how to govern, the American citizens would have given them a workable governing majority. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 13 #1

His railing against the debt limit lets you know exactly how he plans to cut taxes for his billionaires. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 13 #2

The debt limit is like the credit limit on a charge card. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 13 #4

Trump WANTED a default on the national debt when he was running against Biden. Frank D. Lincoln Jan 13 #3