Hardline Republicans reject Trump's debt ceiling demand, focused on deficit worry

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

38% : Some 38 House of Representatives Republicans voted against a debt ceiling bill Trump demanded, showing the limits of his grip on the party, a month before he takes office on Jan. 20.
37% : Trump has prioritized more tax cuts in his second term, which tax experts say could add another $4 trillion to the U.S. debt over the next decade.
35% : He has tapped Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to identify ways to cut government spending.
30% : "Republican obstructionists have to be done away with," Trump said in a Truth Social post.
27% : Republican hardliners who normally are ardent supporters of President-elect Donald Trump are resisting his push to raise the U.S. debt ceiling, sticking to their belief that government spending needs to be pruned and defying his warnings of revenge.
22% : Trump has threatened to support candidates who mount primary challenges to them in the 2026 midterm elections.

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