washington president donald trump pick new fight thursday fellow republicans say congressional leaders could avoid mess raise u.s. debt ceiling take advice late stream criticisms could undermine aim cut tax pass budget rebuild infrastructure trump seek blame party leaders congress fail agree raise cap much federal government may borrow treasury department say ceiling must raise sept. 29. government would unable borrow money pay bill include debt payments could hurt unite state credit rat cause financial turmoil harm u.s. economy possibly trigger recession trump say advise republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell house representatives speaker paul ryan link passage legislation raise debt ceiling bill veterans affairs sign law aug. 12 ... big deal dems hold usual debt ceiling approval could easy-now mess trump say twitter post recent media report suggest trump relationship mcconnell deteriorate amid repeat attack trump republican senate majority leader among things fail get healthcare bill pass new york time report tuesday mcconnell trump lock political cold war especially aug. phone call say devolve shout match 9th 10th trump assail mcconnell via twitter anger speech mcconnell say trump excessive expectations congress trump salvo run counter efforts week white house mcconnell office play report discord spokesman mcconnell note senate majority leader say early week appearance treasury secretary steven mnuchin debt ceiling would raise mcconnell unequivocal say spokesman stewart say mcconnell mention wednesday statement senate leader issue share goals trump ryan speak town hall meet tax reform boeing plant washington state also say congress would pass legislation raise ceiling time ensure debt payment white house spokeswoman sarah sanders deny need repair tie trump top republican lawmakers think relationships fine tell reporters certainly go policy differences also lot share goals focus on raise debt ceiling one must-pass measure congress take return sept. 5. congress 12 work days return approve spend measure keep government open budget debt cap separate likely become entangle republican opponents debt ceiling increase expect demand federal spend cut trump threaten tuesday shut government congress fail secure fund long-promised wall along u.s.-mexican border threat add new wrinkle republicans months-long struggle reach budget deal rattle market draw rebuke republicans democrats solidly oppose fund wall slam trump comment spend debt ceiling bill could pass republican-led house simple majority vote need 60 vote pass senate republicans hold 52 100 seat mean need democratic support respect think tank say report thursday government might enough money pay bill oct. washington raise debt cap treasury might enough money day make roughly 80 billion payment due military retirement fund accord bipartisan policy center moody investors service say would consider strip unite state top-notch rat event default late skip payments non-debt obligations government run short fund warn possible u.s. downgrade seem less dire narrow scope one issue wednesday fitch rat trump often express frustration congress pass significant legislation since take office january particularly failure pass bill replace democratic former president barack obama healthcare law something trump promise accomplish problem mitch mcconnell hear repeal replace years fail never happen trump say tweet thursday echo criticisms make early month mcconnell offer mute criticism trump thursday say little concern trade rhetoric president repeatedly condemn trade deal believe bad unite state others trade winner america mcconnell tell kentucky farmers lawmakers assumption every free-trade agreement loser america largely untrue trump blame fellow republican leaders debt ceiling 'mess