#shorts On 4/25/2023, a reporter asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “Can I just follow up on that question? Doesn’t the President risk rattling financial markets if he does not agree to speak with the Speaker? Speaker McCarthy says he wants to meet with Biden. Why has that happened yet?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: It’s the Speaker McCarthy and the MAGA wing of the Republican Party that is doing this. We’re not doing. They’re the ones who are saying they want to hold the American economy hostage. They’re doing this. And what the President is saying is, “You need to do your job.” He’s saying to House Republicans, “You need to do your job, your constitutional duty, and avoid default.” …

Reporter: But investors don’t really care who’s to blame. They just want to know that there’s a plan to avoid default.

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: No, but you’re asking me a question, and I’m answering it. This is — this is — I — honestly, this is a question for Speaker McCarthy and the MAGA wing of Republicans to answer. They are the ones who are holding the — the American economy hostage. Literally, that’s what they’re doing. That is exactly what they’re doing. What we’re doing is calling them out and telling them to do their constitutional duty.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/08TbsIjA7iQ
Biden risk rattling financial markets? Investors don’t really care who’s to blame