Trump and the rest of the GOP seem to be even more at odds over the debt ceiling than initially believed. “Congress must get rid of, or extend out to, perhaps, 2029, the ridiculous debt ceiling. Without this, we should never make a deal,” the president-elect wrote on Truth Social in the early hours of Friday morning. “Remember, the pressure is on whoever is president.” “If there is going to be a shutdown of government, let it begin now, under the Biden Administration, not after January 20th,