As the age-old adage goes: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
In a change of pace on Wednesday, President Donald Trump found himself agreeing with one of his biggest Democratic adversaries, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, taking to Truth Social to rally for some bipartisan unity regarding his “Big, Beautiful Bill.”
“I am very pleased to announce that, after all of these years, I agree with Senator Elizabeth Warren on SOMETHING,” Trump wrote. “The Debt Limit should be entirely scrapped to prevent an Economic catastrophe. 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.”
“As to Senator Warren’s second statement on the $4 Trillion Dollars, I like that also, but it would have to be done over a period of time, as short as possible. Let’s get together, Republican and Democrat, and DO THIS!” he concluded.
Trump was referring to an X post Warren made on May 30, where she echoed that she and the president were in agreement about scrapping the debt limit.
“@realDonaldTrump and I agree: the debt limit should be scrapped to prevent an economic catastrophe,” Warren posted at the time. “Let’s pass a bipartisan bill and get rid of it forever. But jacking up the debt limit by $4 trillion to fund more tax breaks for billionaires is an outrage.”
The comments came after a warning from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent last month that the U.S. will reach its debt limit cap by August. Lawmakers must face a vote to raise the limit or face the consequences of being unable to pay the bills. Trump’s bill, which passed the House, included a $4 trillion debt ceiling hike, though that figure could change as it moves through the Senate.
Trump is currently vying for the Senate to pass the over-1,000-page bill detailing plans for tax cuts and spending cuts among other measures, including immigration. The president has dubbed it “One, Big, Beautiful Bill.”
The bill has notably drawn concern and criticism over its potential ability to spike deficits, notably $2.4 trillion in national debt over the next decade. Opponents of the bill, including Democrats, say it simply provides tax breaks to the rich while leaving low-income Americans at a loss. A number of Republicans, including Sen. Rand Paul and Elon Musk, have spoken out against the bill.
Warren released a statement of her own in response to Trump’s Truth Social post. “The independent non-partisan Congressional Budget Office confirmed today that Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill will rip away health care from millions of people and increase the debt by $2.4 trillion to fund tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy. That’s a disgusting abomination, as Elon Musk made clear,” Warren wrote, referencing Trump’s former buddy’s sudden U-turn on the bill this week.
“I’ve argued for years that a default on the national debt would be an economic catastrophe that must be avoided by getting rid of the debt limit permanently,” wrote Warren. “If Republicans in Congress were serious about preventing that economic disaster, they would scrap the debt limit entirely like President Trump has called for—not increase it by $4 trillion to finance tax cuts for billionaires and billionaire corporations.”
Warren and Trump have long clashed, with Warren being a vocal critic of the president’s administration and his policies.
“Donald and Elon are bullies,” Warren told a crowd in March. “They think calling people names or waving a chainsaw makes them look manly.”
Trump referred to the Massachusetts Democrat as “Pocahontas” for years in mockery after Warren stated Native American ancestry. He brought it back in March during his first joint address to Congress.
