Their opinions, he said, were in line and “very much on track.” Trump also called on Congress to raise the debt limit.
Which had not been discussed at all, as part of his Wednesday appeal for Republicans to abandon the bipartisan short-term funding agreement that was negotiated.
The debt limit was last increased by Congress in June 2023, and it was put on hold until January 1, 2025.
Usually, the Treasury Department may purchase additional time for Congress to meet the deadline by extending it using so-called extraordinary measures.
In a statement issued prior to legislators passing the most recent hike, the White House warned of the dire repercussions of not lifting.
It and defaulting on the country’s debt, stating that a default would “likely cause severe damage to the U.S. economy.”
