Zincwarrior
Diamond Member
Trump calls on Chip Roy to be primaried for objecting to eliminating the debt ceiling. Roy has called for cuts to government spending before having such a discussion. Thoughts USMB?
President-elect Trump encouraged Republicans in Texas to consider a primary challenge to Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) on Thursday after he blamed the congressman for “getting in the way” of a push to raise the debt ceiling as part of government funding talks.
“The very unpopular ‘Congressman’ from Texas, Chip Roy, is getting in the way, as usual, of having yet another Great Republican Victory — All for the sake of some cheap publicity for himself. Republican obstructionists have to be done away with,” Trump posted on Truth Social.
In a subsequent post, the president-elect said he hoped “some talented challengers are getting ready in the Great State of Texas to go after Chip in the Primary. He won’t have a chance!”
Trump also invoked Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), who lost a primary to a Trump-backed challenger earlier this year after he endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) over Trump in the presidential race.
Roy responded on the social platform X that he would not act on the debt ceiling without “real spending cuts.”
“My position is simple – I am not going to raise or suspend the debt ceiling (racking up more debt) without significant & real spending cuts attached to it. I’ve been negotiating to that end. No apologies.”