Economics
In Debt-Limit Fight, Trump Wants Republicans to Play a Dangerous Game of Chicken
- Former president calls for using debt-cap hike as leverage
- White House called for raising debt limit without conditions
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Donald Trump is egging on Republicans already intent on using the federal debt limit as leverage to extract concessions from Democrats, potentially pushing the country further toward the brink of default as the former president seeks to reassert his grip on the GOP.
The former president has been posting exhortations on social media for Republicans to “be tough” and not “give in” as the US approaches running out of cash later this year, asserting the party “can get back almost everything” Democrats won legislatively under President Joe Biden.