Former President Trump’s call for Republicans to let the U.S. default before agreeing to a compromise on government spending cuts has divided the right-wing House Freedom Caucus.
These GOP hardliners have considerable leverage over House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) – including the power to remove him if he bypasses them on a debt ceiling deal.
“I say to the Republicans out there – congressmen, senators – if they don’t give you massive cuts, you’re going to have to do a default,” Trump said at a CNN town hall on Wednesday,
“It’s better than what we’re doing right now because we’re spending money like drunken sailors,” Trump said of defaulting.
Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) told Axios “there won’t be any default, that’s ridiculous,” adding, “That is a scare tactic from people who just don’t understand quite frankly, or they’re intentionally trying to deceive.”
“We shouldn’t default now or later,” said Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio), expressing openness to a compromise.
“[Default] would be bad on the economy, it would be bad on the American people and it would be bad on national security,” said Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), a former Freedom Caucus member.
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