President Donald Trump picked a new fight on Thursday with his fellow Republicans, saying congressional leaders could have avoided a “mess” over raising the U.S. debt ceiling if they had taken his advice. ALSO READ: Trump faces business backlash over handling of Charlottesville upheavalThe Treasury Department has said the ceiling must be raised by Sept. 29. “They ... didn’t do it so now we have a big deal with Dems holding them up (as usual) on Debt Ceiling approval. On the 9th and the 10th Trump assailed McConnell via Twitter, angered by a speech in which McConnell said Trump had “excessive expectations” of Congress. While the budget and debt cap are separate, they are likely to become entangled, with Republican opponents of a debt ceiling increase expected to demand federal spending cuts.

Source: Standard Digital August 25, 2017 04:59 UTC