Sean Spicer rules out Puerto Rico debt fix in spending bill

White House spokesman Sean Spicer on Thursday rejected a Democratic proposal to rescue Puerto Rico from a possible default on its debt in the near future, by including language in the spending bill that has to be passed by Friday.

President Trump said Thursday morning on Twitter that Democrats are seeking to “bail out” Puerto Rico as part of the spending bill, but said, “No!” Spicer agreed in the daily White House briefing that the goal now should be to keep the government open, and not stall the process by adding complicated language on Puerto Rico.