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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.

Sam Brodey
Sam Brodey 

Deputy Politics Editor

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Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast
Sam Brodey

Sam Brodey

Deputy Politics Editor

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