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PresidentDonaldTrumpandSen.ElizabethWarren(D-MA)aren’texactlyonthebestofterms.Trumphaslongmockedheras“Pocahontas,”includingduringhisjointaddresstoCongressearlierthisyear,overherclaimsofNativeAmericanancestry.Besidesthepersonaljabs,asaprogressiveDemocratfromMassachusetts,there’snotmuchcommongroundbetweenthetwo.ButonWednesday,Trumpsaidhewas“verypleasedtoannounce”oneissueheagreeswithherabout.
Iamverypleasedtoannouncethat,afteralloftheseyears,IagreewithSenatorElizabethWarrenonSOMETHING.TheDebtLimitshouldbeentirelyscrappedtopreventanEconomiccatastrophe.ItistoodevastatingtobeputinthehandsofpoliticalpeoplethatmaywanttouseitdespitethehorrendouseffectitcouldhaveonourCountryand,indirectly,eventheWorld.AstoSenatorWarren’ssecondstatementonthe$4TrillionDollars,Ilikethatalso,butitwouldhavetobedoneoveraperiodoftime,asshortaspossible.Let’sgettogether,RepublicanandDemocrat,andDOTHIS!
Trump’scommentwasinresponsetoWarrensharingaclipofTrumpsayingsheagreedwithhimonthedebtlimit.