Day 911: There’s a tweet for everything: Trump flip-flops on debt ceiling negotiations

The debt ceiling is the maximum amount of money the U.S. federal government can borrow. It’s a number that must be authorized by Congress. Without raising the debt ceiling, the U.S. may not be able to pay some of its debts, which would be catastrophic for the nation’s credit rating.

First Donald Trump’s national debt lie was exposed again this week, and now his flip-floppery on the debt ceiling has been exposed too. With Democrats and Republicans trying to hammer out a spending deal, Trump gave his thoughts about the importance of raising the debt ceiling on Friday.

“Hopefully we’re in good shape on the debt ceiling. I can’t imagine anybody ever even thinking of using the debt ceiling as a negotiating wedge,” Trump told reporters at the White House.

“I don’t think anybody would want to play that card.”

Except guess who wanted to play that exact card while Barack Obama was president: Donald Trump.

Trump wanted to use the debt ceiling as a wedge in 2012 and 2013, throwing out words like “leverage,” “win,” “hold all the cards,” and “negotiate.” Now, six-plus years later and he can’t envision anyone who would be so sinister.

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