Trump: Republicans Should Reject Any Debt Ceiling Deal To Ensure Obama Isn’t Re-Elected

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/special/2011/07/25/277717/trump-reject-debt-deal/

Trump: Republicans Should Reject Any Debt Ceiling Deal To Ensure Obama Isn’t Re-Elected

By Marie Diamond on Jul 25, 2011 at 10:40 am

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Trump proposes that the GOP time debt ceiling votes and possibly let the country default all to sabotage Obama’s re-election chances. Such an amazingly reckless notion is not only playing games with the debt ceiling — it demonstrates a willingness to let the economy fail and millions of Americans suffer for political gain.

Trump is willing to gamble with the U.S. economy and bet that if the country defaults, Obama will take the blame and be remembered by history as the culprit. As host Brian Kilmead pointed out, that’s far from a sure thing. A series of polls show that the vast majority of Americans disapprove of how the Republicans have handled the debt ceiling situation and would put most of the blame at their feet if the country defaults.

[AlinPA]

1. They are doing what Trump suggests.

[iamjoy]

5. That's What I Thought

The Republicans are perfectly happy to let us default to ensure President Obama's defeat. For a while I thought their scam was to demand such concessions on spending cuts that it would worsen the recession, and/or that Obama would lose his core supporters. Now I realize that anytime Obama comes to them with a deal, they will move the goal posts.

They want us to default. There's a wide range of reasons, from personal profit to political gain, maybe a few who really think the bitter medicine in the short term will be beneficial in the long run.

As C-3PO says "we're doomed."

[rucky]

2. This is a bond bubble in the making...

S&P is eager to downgrade T-bills.

Wall Street is not spooked - interest rates haven't moved much.

Trump and other money people are pushing for default.

By mentioning SS cuts, Obama made a tacit indication to Wall Street that we'd be good for our debt to them.

By defaulting, interest rates would go up and the bond bonanza begins - knowing full well we'd be good for it.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. Thanks Trump

now if and when there is a default and the Pubs try to blame the Dems, all we need to do is just remind people of comments like this.

[Phx_Dem]

7. Yep. Poor Donald is as dumb as his hair is ugly.

[Indykatie]

4. Obama's Failure is the Goal Here

Sadly, the idiots will take the country down just to ensure he fails. They may be surprised that he survives after all the destruction they caused. Their open antagonism towards him will only serve to unify Democrats.

[AndyTiedye]

6. Kind of Giving the Game Away, Aren't You Donald?

[Dawson Leery]

8. Trump seems to sincerely hate Obama.

[whosinpower]

9. How many times did he go bankrupt?

One should not take the advice of someone so....reckless and irresponsible.

[ck4829]

10. "This is the Republican Party and we approve of this financial crisis."

Now let's stick 'em with it.

[Johnyawl]

11. This doesn't surprise me, Trump is an expert on surviving bankrupcy

[LiberalFighter]

12. Hey Trump. You are one of the stars for the Democratic Party's video.

Showing what an idiot you are.

[themaguffin]

13. He's not stupid. He's playing the GOP for his whatever reasons of his own

[ThoughtCriminal]

14. Game show economics

But would he eat a bug on Network TV for a lower tax rate?

I wager 500 Quatloos he would!