#shorts On 5/4/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “So, quickly — so you laid out how dire the situation is. Then why is the meeting with the House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, on May 9th? Why not have it today?

MS. YOUNG: Well, I don’t know where the Speaker is and what his schedule is, so I won’t speak to trying to get the leaders of the country into the same room. What I do know is the meeting is happening. As you know, the President is going to make clear that default has to come off the table, that he is happy to talk about spending priorities and who you value in this country

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/KuY7erpoEI8
Q: When the downgrade could happen, this month? A: Secretary will updated timeline