Trump’s Battle to Fund His Wall Squeezed by Deadline for Debt Limit
- Tough stand on border seen as crucial to keeping base intact
- President committed to getting debt limit raised, aide says
Why Trump Is Calling Out GOP Leaders on Debt Ceiling
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President Donald Trump is spoiling for a fight with Congress over funding a border wall with Mexico, but he’ll have a hard time waging that battle because of a looming deadline to avert a U.S. debt default.
Some of the president’s advisers consider a tough stand on border wall funding crucial to Trump’s credibility and even political survival, two White House officials said. Before his departure last week as Trump’s chief strategist, Stephen Bannon, urged the president to go through with a government shutdown if necessary to force Congress into providing money for the wall, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss strategy.