The GOP Chaos Caucus Threatens to Push the Country Into a Historic Default

On the national level, the extreme right wing of the GOP is threatening to push the country into an historic default that would have devastating consequences for the United States and the global economy. With less than two weeks before the June 1st deadline, members of the chaos caucus are continuing to hold the American economy hostage. Extremist Republicans are a very loud and disproportionately influential minority who would like the rest of us to believe they're actually part of what we used to think of as the silent majority. And the positions that they hold are untenable for the Republican Party and for the country as a whole. But they remain relevant and influential because of Donald Trump.