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Trump Wants Debt Limit ‘Scrapped’ to Protect America from ‘Economic Catastrophe’
Breitbart ^ | June 4th, 2025 | Nick Gilbertson

Posted on 06/04/2025 6:46:20 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

President Donald Trump shared on Wednesday that he wants the debt limit “scrapped,” which Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has also called for.

Trump issued a statement on Truth Social Wednesday afternoon.

“I am very pleased to announce that, after all of these years, I agree with Senator Elizabeth Warren on SOMETHING. The Debt Limit should be entirely scrapped to prevent an Economic catastrophe,” he wrote.

“It is too devastating to be put in the hands of political people that may want to use it despite the horrendous effect it could have on our Country and, indirectly, even the World,” he added.

Trump shared an image of a post on X that Warren put out Friday, in which she advocated for legislation to do away with the debt ceiling.

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1 posted on 06/04/2025 6:46:20 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I feel the idea of body snatchers is just a silly conspiracy theory at this time.


2 posted on 06/04/2025 6:49:18 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: ChicagoConservative27

So, we’re not paying back the debt. So don’t buy Treasuries.


3 posted on 06/04/2025 6:51:09 PM PDT by packagingguy
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Dayum! C’mon kids, we’re going to Sears!!


4 posted on 06/04/2025 6:51:09 PM PDT by JZelle
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Yes the Trillion+ annual interest on national debt is very Fugly. What? No debt limit? That is what Pocahontas and all Democrats want! Unlimited spending hooray! Screw the grand children. Let’s party now with borrowed money.

INSANITY.


5 posted on 06/04/2025 6:51:57 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes (Only thing that scares me now is my age number. Is am older than Biden, but in very good health!)
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To: Bobbyvotes

Insanity Indeed.


6 posted on 06/04/2025 6:53:47 PM PDT by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRobr 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Every dollar spent by the Government is a transfer of power from the People, and this effect is orders of magnitude worse when debit is incurred.

I am so disappointed in Trump, I thought he understood the damage he did by allowing the Government Debit to surpass our GDP in his first term and would rectify it in his second.

7 posted on 06/04/2025 6:54:28 PM PDT by SecondAmendment (The history of the present Federal Government is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations ...)
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To: SecondAmendment
May be the National Review was right:
8 posted on 06/04/2025 6:56:59 PM PDT by nwrep
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Sorry, Mr President, increasing debt should be DIFFICULT AND PAINFUL… as painful and difficult as possible. It should be something approached with DREAD!


9 posted on 06/04/2025 6:57:22 PM PDT by House Atreides (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnVFlcTy0DcI’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I want my credit card to have no limits!


10 posted on 06/04/2025 6:59:00 PM PDT by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2025... RETURN OF THE JEDI….)
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To: SecondAmendment

“and would rectify it in his second.”

Working with Congress, he will.


11 posted on 06/04/2025 6:59:34 PM PDT by TexasGator (.'I'11-.1.'1'11\1I11111111111.1'11.'11/'~~'111./.)
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To: packagingguy

the plan was never to pay down the debt. rather the plan was to shrink the size of the debt in relationship to the economy.

It will take them a couple year to bring the debt growth to a halt.

Meanwhile they’re going to grow the economy at 2-3 times the rate of its growth in the last 5 decades.

Early notices on second quarter growth are at about 4.5 percent. That’s just getting started.

The debt is currently 130 percent of the economy. If they can get the growth rate up to 6-7 percent—and keep the debt relatively constant—they can double the size of the economy in 10 years or so and shrink the ratio of debt to the size of the economy to roughly 1970 levels.

That’s the plan.

The people in charge are very good at execution.


12 posted on 06/04/2025 7:02:19 PM PDT by ckilmer
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I would like more details. How about an interview with Trump and Elon? Clear the air.


13 posted on 06/04/2025 7:04:59 PM PDT by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I am about convinced that DJT has either been compromised (like to think not), or has had a brain aneurysm causing him to lose his mind.

The “Big Beautiful Bill” that he is still championing... buries the US in more debt (even if we are quite liberal in forecasting the payback from lower taxes).

He has recently thrown Elon under the proverbial bus as he demanded big financial savings and cuts... then has undermined Elon and DOGE by not putting any pressure to codify the cuts -and indeed that “Big Beautiful Bill” literally scraps most of the cost cuts...

This on top of recent pardons of some very real slimeballs...

Here’s a thought - demand Congress codify major cuts. Slash federal programs. Let the blood flow...


14 posted on 06/04/2025 7:07:17 PM PDT by TheBattman (Democrats-Progressives-Marxists-Socialists-Satanists: redundant labels.)
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To: ckilmer
I would add one caveat, the debt can also shrink relative to the economy by inflation. My guess is the plan is for both growth and inflation.
15 posted on 06/04/2025 7:08:41 PM PDT by palmer (Democracy Dies Six Ways from Sunday)
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To: Bobbyvotes

Removal of the debt limit altogether will be the final nail in the US economic coffin. The fact that it is Trump trying to buy the nail is frustrating (at the minimum). AT least with a debt ceiling, Congress has to PRETEND do do some work to vote on raising that limit..


16 posted on 06/04/2025 7:09:36 PM PDT by TheBattman (Democrats-Progressives-Marxists-Socialists-Satanists: redundant labels.)
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To: TheBattman

Okay I will ask my visa card company to remove my debt limit. Thebattman said it’s great idea.


17 posted on 06/04/2025 7:13:30 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes (Only thing that scares me now is my age number. Is am older than Biden, but in very good health!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I’m thinking if we just limit it to $1 quadrillion everything will be fine!


18 posted on 06/04/2025 7:13:52 PM PDT by Tom Tetroxide (Psalm 146:3 "Do not trust in princes, in the Son of Man, who has no salvation.")
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To: ChicagoConservative27

This makes no sense to me...obviously I am a Trump supporter except for 2 things - the insane spending and his refusal to condemn the cv19 “vaccines”.


19 posted on 06/04/2025 7:20:18 PM PDT by Aria (Voted for Trump 2016, 2020 & 10/22/2024 )
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To: ChicagoConservative27
If these trends continue, Republicans are going to slaughtered in the mid-terms because enough discouraged MAGAs will sit it out.

Promises made. Promises not kept?

20 posted on 06/04/2025 7:20:56 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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