Trump Voices Support for Government Shutdown If Conservatives Get Bad Deal

‘I’d shut down the government if they can’t make an appropriate deal.’

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at the Pray Vote Stand Summit at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington on Sept. 15, 2023. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump voiced support for a government shutdown if members of Congress can not come to a deal to help mitigate the nation’s $35 trillion debt in a interview with Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

“I think if they don’t get a fair deal—we have to save our country. We’re at $35 trillion in debt, we have to save our country,” he said. “I’d shut down the government if they can’t make an appropriate deal, absolutely.”