Republicans Embrace Trump Ethos on Debt Limit

Jonathan Allen: “Republicans are taking a decidedly Trumpian approach to the possibility of a U.S. default: Only a sucker pays debts.”

“They want Democrats to be those suckers, and they will get their way. The Democrats are ready to shoulder the political hit to pay debts incurred by former President Donald Trump, who slashed revenue and spent profligately, and they are trying unsuccessfully to shame Republicans into walking away from a Senate floor showdown Wednesday.”