Trump shakes up spending talks with call on Congress to eliminate debt ceiling

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

79% : When asked how he would like to see this standoff end, Trump replied, "It's going to end in a number of ways that would be very good.
51% : That prospect, several people close to Trump say, has drawn his attention because he wants to spend his time and political capital next year on other issues and would prefer Congress addresses it now.
50% : "Trump's comments, which have sent negotiators in both parties back to the drawing board ahead of the expiration of government funding at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, came a day after he called a bipartisan spending deal "ridiculous and extraordinarily expensive" and said that any legislation to extend the federal government's funding should also include plans for "terminating or extending" the debt limit.
47% : "We'll see," Trump said.
43% : Still, Trump, who built a decades-long business career as a negotiator and dealmaker, appeared to leave room for House Speaker Mike Johnson and other top Republicans to find consensus on new options that he would find sufficient.
36% : "Tesla CEO Elon Musk, a billionaire who spent almost $300 million to back Trump and other Republican candidates in the November elections, also opposed the initial bipartisan spending deal, which he called "terrible."
35% : In a move that has stunned Washington, President-elect Donald Trump is now urging Congress to eliminate the debt ceiling, dramatically shaking up talks among lawmakers, who are at an impasse over federal spending and government funding, which is scheduled to lapse this weekend.
29% : "Trump said the discussions are ongoing and it is too soon for him to spell out more details on what the contours of a final agreement should be.
27% : "But Trump said he will continue to closely track how Democrats might seek to influence any revised deal and voiced displeasure at how the initial bipartisan deal had Democratic provisions.
21% : "Number one, the debt ceiling should be thrown out entirely," Trump said in a phone interview.
19% : But if it's going to take place, it's going to take place during Biden, not during Trump.

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