Trump says US should get rid of debt ceiling

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

40% : A day earlier, Trump had said lawmakers must raise the debt ceiling as part of any agreement to fund the government.
35% : While Trump has expressed opposition to the inclusion of lawmaker pay raises and other provisions, he has become increasingly focused on the issue of the debt ceiling, seeking to avoid any kind of standoff on the topic when he is in office next year.
31% : Trump and his allies have torpedoed a roughly 1,500-page bill, which was unveiled Tuesday evening and was a compromise between congressional leaders to extend government funding into March and provide money for various other priorities.
29% : President Biden and then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) reached a deal in late May 2023 to lift the debt ceiling for two years and apply new caps on federal spending over the same duration.
26% : Trump told NBC News in an interview that the "smartest thing" lawmakers could do would be to get rid of the debt ceiling.
26% : If they want to get rid of it, I would lead the charge," Trump told NBC News.

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