“[Trump] and I agree.”
A rather shocking statement to come from any Democrat these days. In particular a Democrat well known for controversial collaborations with Senator Bernie Sanders.
Nonetheless, none other than Senator Elizabeth Warren has apparently reached a point of agreement with President Donald Trump.
And, perhaps even more shockingly, Warren actually agrees with Trump about a key aspect of the economy.
“@realDonaldTrump and I agree: the debt limit should be scrapped to prevent an economic catastrophe. Let’s pass a bipartisan bill and get rid of it forever. But jacking up the debt limit by $4 trillion to fund more tax breaks for billionaires is an outrage,” Warren proclaimed on X.
Well then.
Warren’s proclamation – issued mere days ago – stands in stark contrast to numerous other Republicans who have been quite vocal in their opposition to increasing the debt limit, as widely reported in varied media outlets.
And these Republicans range from Senator Rand Paul to Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Indeed, Greene was quite surprising in her take on Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” considering that she has generally advocated all causes related to Trump and MAGA in general.
Though she apparently does not share Trump’s views regarding national debt.
“As a country, we cannot survive our national debt and honestly, we may be past the point of return. We should be aggressively attacking our debt and aggressively, cutting all waste fraud, and abuse and unnecessary programs. Our future literally is in peril,” Greene proclaimed.
Frankly, that’s a position more than one conservative has taken – which is precisely why Elon Musk’s DOGE efforts were met with open arms by many.
Moreover, Greene’s position makes Warren’s stance even more surprising … though it is a stance that Trump has promptly embraced in the public forum, as reported by The Hill.
“I am very pleased to announce that, after all of these years, I agree with Senator Elizabeth Warren on SOMETHING. The Debt Limit should be entirely scrapped to prevent an Economic catastrophe. It is too devastating to be put in the hands of political people that may want to use it despite the horrendous effect it could have on our Country and, indirectly, even the World,” Trump proclaimed on Truth Social.
Fair point.
And perhaps Senator Warren sees the benefit to eliminating the debt ceiling in a way that other Republicans have not.
Trump also addressed all points of Warren’s post, though he sidestepped her criticism of billionaires.
“As to Senator Warren’s second statement on the $4 Trillion Dollars, I like that also, but it would have to be done over a period of time, as short as possible. Let’s get together, Republican and Democrat, and DO THIS!” Trump added.
Trump further doubled down on “do this” during a recent press conference, in which he reiterated Warren’s ostensible support for the elimination of the debt ceiling.
“She wanted to see it terminated, gotten rid of, not being voted on every five years or 10 years, and the reason was because it’s so catastrophic for our country,” Trump mused.
While Trump did not further elaborate on the “catastrophic” nature of the debt ceiling, he made it clear that he has an unlikely ally … Senator Warren.
Will the cooperation between Trump and Warren continue?
Possibly, possibly not …
But the most recent point of agreement exemplifies the varied ways in which bipartisanship can emerge in the most unexpected manner.
Author: Jane Jones
