President-elect Donald Trump took goal at former Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy, describing the debt ceiling suspension accredited in 2023 as “one of the dumbest political decisions made in years.”
However whereas concentrating on the previous prime Home GOP lawmaker, Trump tempered the criticism by describing McCarthy as a pal and a very good individual.
“The extension of the Debt Ceiling by a previous Speaker of the House, a good man and a friend of mine, from this past September of the Biden Administration, to June of the Trump Administration, will go down as one of the dumbest political decisions made in years. There was no reason to do it – NOTHING WAS GAINED, and we got nothing for it – A major reason why that Speakership was lost. It was Biden’s problem, not ours. Now it becomes ours,” Trump declared within the submit.
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Home Minority Chief Kevin McCarthy and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a laws signing rally with native farmers on Feb. 19, 2020, in Bakersfield, California. ( David McNew/Getty Photographs)
“I call it ‘1929’ because the Democrats don’t care what our Country may be forced into. In fact, they would prefer ‘Depression’ as long as it hurt the Republican Party. The Democrats must be forced to take a vote on this treacherous issue NOW, during the Biden Administration, and not in June. They should be blamed for this potential disaster, not the Republicans!” he added.
A deal handed by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden final yr suspended the debt restrict via Jan. 1, 2025, however Trump has been calling for the ceiling to be elevated earlier than he takes workplace.
“In June 2023, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 was enacted, suspending the debt limit through January 1, 2025. On January 2, 2025, the new debt limit will be established at the amount of outstanding debt subject to the statutory limit at the end of the previous day,” Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen wrote in a latest letter to congressional leaders. “Treasury currently expects to reach the new limit between January 14 and January 23, at which time it will be necessary for Treasury to start taking extraordinary measures. I respectfully urge Congress to act to protect the full faith and credit of the United States.”
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Earlier this month, Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance pressed for the restrict to be raised as a part of a stopgap authorities spending proposal.
“The most foolish and inept thing ever done by Congressional Republicans was allowing our country to hit the debt ceiling in 2025. It was a mistake and is now something that must be addressed,” the 2 males stated in a press release. “Increasing the debt ceiling is not great but we’d rather do it on Biden’s watch. If Democrats won’t cooperate on the debt ceiling now, what makes anyone think they would do it in June during our administration?”
However the measure that ultimately handed didn’t elevate the ceiling.
Responding to Trump’s submit about McCarthy, Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, wrote in a submit on X, “Sadly, this bad debt ceiling extension was opposed by only 71 House Republicans 18 months ago (notably opposed by virtually the entire @freedomcaucus).”
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Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, walks via a hallway throughout a Republican Home Convention assembly on the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 20, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Photographs)
“Democrats did vote on the recent debt ceiling increase proposal on 12/19: 197-2 against it (their price to support is very high – more spending/taxes),” Roy added. “Yes, we can & should address the debt ceiling – thru reconciliation in January with mostly GOP votes – but with real, meaningful spending cuts.”
