President Trump's decision to back Democrats' plans for raising the debt ceiling and permanently removing Congress's debt ceiling requirement is frustrating Republicans, and especially conservatives. The move should come as no surprise to students of Trump’s long history of broken alliances and agreements. speaks at the Capitol after President Trump overruled Republicans and his treasury secretary to cut a deal with Democrats on Wednesday. They began by pushing for an 18-month extension of the debt ceiling, with Mnuchin lecturing the group of longtime legislators about the importance of raising the debt ceiling, according to three people familiar with the gathering. On Friday morning, at a closed-door meeting of House Republicans, numerous lawmakers vented their frustrations to Mnuchin and White House budget director Mick Mulvaney.

Source: Washington Post September 09, 2017 12:00 UTC