Looks like Sen. Chuck Schumer, Rep. Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats in Congress finally realized the best way to get Trump to do something is "couch it as revenge against those who wronged you" and voila!
President Trump and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) have agreed to pursue a deal that would permanently remove the requirement that Congress repeatedly raise the debt ceiling, three people familiar with the decision said.
Trump and Schumer discussed the idea Wednesday during an Oval Office meeting. The two, along with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D–Calif.), agreed to work together over the next several months to try to finalize a plan, which would need to be approved by Congress.
One of the people familiar described it as a “gentlemen’s agreement.”
The three people spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss details of the meeting.
Senate Democrats hope they will be able to finalize an arrangement with Trump by December.
On Thursday, Trump was asked by a reporter at the White House about abolishing the congressional process for raising the debt ceiling. He replied that "there are lots of good reasons to do that."
"It could be discussed," Trump said. "For many years, people have been talking about getting rid of [the] debt ceiling altogether."
He confirmed during the exchange with reporters at the White House that the issue was discussed during his meeting with congressional leaders on Wednesday.
Of course the corollary to this is "Trump will immediately screw you over on any deal you make with him" so of course this is going to fall apart well before December, but in the meantime Trump loses nothing to piss off Republicans who didn't get Trumpcare passed, because that's how America's government works now.
Whoever can babysit Tang the Conqueror and make him think everything is his brilliant idea to begin with wins.
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