President-elect Donald Trump accused former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of “one of the dumbest political decisions made in years.”
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President-electDonaldTrumptookaimatformerHouseSpeakerKevinMcCarthy,describingthedebtceilingsuspensionapprovedin2023as“oneofthedumbestpoliticaldecisionsmadeinyears.”
ButwhiletargetingtheformertopHouseGOPlawmaker,TrumptemperedthecriticismbydescribingMcCarthyasafriendandagoodperson.
“TheextensionoftheDebtCeilingbyapreviousSpeakeroftheHouse,agoodmanandafriendofmine,fromthispastSeptemberoftheBidenAdministration,toJuneoftheTrumpAdministration,willgodownasoneofthedumbestpoliticaldecisionsmadeinyears.Therewasnoreasontodoit–NOTHINGWASGAINED,andwegotnothingforit–AmajorreasonwhythatSpeakershipwaslost.ItwasBiden’sproblem,notours.Nowitbecomesours,”Trumpdeclaredinthepost.
DEBTCEILINGIS‘LASTTOOL’INDEMOCRATS’TOOLBOXTOOBSTRUCTTRUMPAGENDA:KAROLINELEAVITT
“Icallit‘1929’becausetheDemocratsdon’tcarewhato
