Interesting -
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-06/trump-responds-we-ll-see-to-democratic-offer-on-debt-limit
The GOP wanted an 18 month debt limit increase to avoid bringing it up for the 2018 elections.
McConnell approves BTW.
Now it makes sense. Trump wants to use the debt ceiling as a campaign issue against the Establishment since they are bucking him and during the Repub primaries Ding dong Chucky obviously for other reasons for 2018.