There is now a pause in debt ceiling talks and here is Trump on Truth Social today posting the following:

“Republicans should not make a deal on the debt ceiling unless they get everything they want (Including the ‘kitchen sink’). That’s the way the Democrats have always dealt with us. Do not fold!!!”

No President or former President would ever post something like this with a US default looming. They would be too worried about the economic catastrophe a US default would bring.