Graham Urges Trump to Tie Debt Limit to Border Wall

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is urging President Trump “to up the ante in talks over his border wall: To push for an increase in the national debt limit as part of a legislative package to avert another government shutdown in mid-February,” CNN reports.

“Taking such a step would amount to a dramatic move by the President: He could dare Democrats to block funding for the border wall and risk sending the country into default in the process. Graham said agreeing to one big package could clear the decks of the thorny issues facing Congress in the weeks ahead.”

Playbook: “This seems like such an epically bad idea. The debt limit is the most dangerous legislative tool Congress can play with.”