Trump: Republicans who back spending bill without debt increase should face primary

President-elect Trump on Wednesday said any Republican lawmaker who backs a continuing resolution without including an increase to the debt limit should face a primary challenge, placing the issue of the debt ceiling squarely at the center of efforts to keep the government open.

Trump, who earlier in the day urged Republicans to approve a clean stopgap funding bill paired with a hike to the debt ceiling, balked at the idea of the GOP backing a "clean" continuing resolution that merely funds the government.