Mick Mulvaney Mick MulvaneyMick Mulvaney to start hedge fund Fauci says positive White House task force reports don't always match what he hears on the ground Bottom line MORE, the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), said Thursday President Trump is “annoyed” at Republican leaders in Congress.

Appearing on Fox Business Network’s “Cavuto Coast to Coast,” Mulvaney was asked if he thought Trump’s deal with Democrats on raising the debt ceiling happened because the president is annoyed with Republican leaders.

“Is he annoyed at [Republican] leadership, yeah, I think he probably is,” Mulvaney said. “And believe me, as a Republican, so am I.

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“I was promised that they would have repealed and replaced ObamaCare by now," he continued. "To the extent that the president was annoyed by that is simply reflecting many of the people of this country."

Trump reached a deal with Democratic leaders to fund the government and raise the debt ceiling through Dec. 15 in a meeting Wednesday with congressional leaders from both parties. The deal was first announced by Democrats.

“In the meeting, the president and congressional leadership agreed to pass aid for Harvey, an extension of the debt limit, and a continuing resolution both to December 15, all together,” Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in a joint statement.

The chairman of the Republican Study Committee, the largest Republican caucus in the House, announced Thursday that it would oppose Trump’s debt ceiling deal.

Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.) called the deal irresponsible in a letter to Speaker Paul Ryan Paul Davis RyanKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 At indoor rally, Pence says election runs through Wisconsin Juan Williams: Breaking down the debates MORE (R-Wisc.).

“While some have advocated for a ‘clean’ debt limit increase, this would simply increase the borrowing authority of the government while irresponsibly ignoring the urgency of reforms,” Walker wrote.

Mulvaney said he was “surprised” that many Republicans were disagreeing with Trump on the deal.

“In many ways I’m surprised the right wing of the party has not been more receptive to this concept. It gives them more time to make their case,” Mulvaney said. “All we simply did is move this out of the way for now so that we could run the government during these very critical times.”