#shorts On 5/4/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “you’ve said many times that it’s up to Congress to raise the debt ceiling. If that does not happen, will the White House and the President be confident in saying, “We did everything in our power to avoid it”?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I think the — the question is to Congress: Did they do what they were supposed to do to avoid it — their constitutional duty? It is — I get the question. And I understand he’s the President. And I understand why you all asked the question. But this is so easy. This is not difficult. It truly, truly is not … … it is on them. It is on them. I hope when Speaker McCarthy comes here next week, you all can ask him — ask him that question.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/KuY7erpoEI8
Q: will Biden say “We did everything in our power”? A: It is on them. This is so easy, not difficult