"I think that's a great thing for our country," Trump said, describing his new and "different relationship" with Democrats. Democrats, privately leery about how long this new Trump might last, were upbeat in public. He overruled Republican leaders and his own treasury secretary on a debt ceiling agreement. When Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin continued to press an economic argument in favor of a longer-term deal, Trump cut him off mid-sentence. Instead, Trump sided with Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer and Pelosi — "Chuck and Nancy," as he referred to them later.

Source: ABC News September 07, 2017 21:56 UTC