Trump: Abolishing Debt Ceiling Would Be 'Smartest Thing'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

41% : If they want to get rid of it, I would lead the charge," Trump said, adding, "It doesn't mean anything, except psychologically."The debt ceiling, the maximum amount of money the U.S. government can borrow to pay its bills and legal obligations, was last raised in June 2023 by Congress, which suspended it through Jan. 1, 2025.
35% : Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., the ranking member of the Budget Committee, told NBC News that "the only way" House Democrats should "vote to raise the debt ceiling under Trump is if we have a permanent elimination" of it or a bill to nullify it.
34% : However, Trump told Fox News on Thursday that Johnson will "easily remain speaker," provided he "acts decisively and tough and gets rid of all the traps being set by Democrats.
32% : And we should pass a streamlined spending bill that doesn't give [Senate Majority Leader] Chuck Schumer and the Democrats everything they want," Trump and Vance said in the statement.
30% : In his and Vance's Wednesday missive, Trump demanded that raising the debt ceiling be included in the revised Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government funded.
25% : Trump scolded Johnson for falling for the "Democrat trap" of advancing a CR that was bloated with new spending, telling NBC News "we'll see" if he still has confidence in Johnson.

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