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How Trump’s Call for Debt Default Could Bite GOP in the Ass

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Donald Trump has been telling GOP lawmakers they shouldn't raise the debt ceiling unless they get “everything” they want. Republicans are trying to ignore him.

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Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast

Onstage at his recent CNN town hall, former President Donald Trump had a message for Republicans on Capitol Hill: Relax, take a deep breath, and get ready to embrace a catastrophic default on the federal debt.

“I say to the Republicans out there—congressmen, senators—if they don’t give you massive cuts, you’re...

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