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Adam Kinzinger: “The debt ceiling is going to have to go up, but he doesn't want to have to take ownership for it because he will again…”

On the recordDecember 17, 2024
The debt ceiling is going to have to go up, but he doesn't want to have to take ownership for it because he will again for four years look at the Democrats and blame them.
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Adam Kinzinger
Republican · Illinois

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Kinzinger discusses Trump's position on the debt ceiling and his strategy to avoid blame.

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