Trump Stays Quiet on McCarthy's Debt Deal as Other 2024 GOP Contenders Trash It
- Opposition from top-tier Republicans puts pressure on McCarthy
- Debate brings fiscal focus to race defined by social issues
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Republican presidential contenders are lining up against Kevin McCarthy’s compromise on the US debt ceiling, giving a boost to restive conservatives the House speaker is trying to keep in his corner.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy have all deplored the measure, potentially emboldening the speaker’s critics who have threatened he faces a reckoning over the agreement.