Trump Would Support Abolishing the Debt Ceiling, NBC Reports

Maria Luiza Rabello

December 19, 2024 at 9:20 a.m.

(Bloomberg) -- President-elect Donald Trump said Congress should get rid of the debt ceiling, NBC News reports citing a phone interview with him on Thursday.

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