KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: “We Know This President Is Not Afraid To Be Really Honest”
On 5/12/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “You’re outlining the impacts of a potential default, but at what point should Americans at home start preparing themselves for these impacts?”

KJP: Look, we — we’re hoping that it doesn’t get to that. We really are. We’re — that’s why we’ve been very vocal. The President has been very clear. That’s why he had this meeting on Tuesday, to be — to be straightforward and frank. You know this President doesn’t — is not afraid to be really honest. And — and that’s why he went to New York, to speak directly to the American people …

BIDEN DEBT CRISIS: Karine Jean-Pierre Reiterates Biden Will Not “Negotiate Over The Debt Limit”
KJP said, “as we’ve said, we’re not going to certainly negotiate in public. We’re going to let these conversations continue today. These are private conversations. And as we’ve said over the weekend and — once we have a date locked in for early next week, we certainly will share that with all of you.

Reporter: And then could you clarify a little bit of what — what they are discussing and what they are — in these meetings? I understand you don’t want to negotiate in public, but the President’s position had been that there should be no negotiation around the debt limit at all, that Congress should just raise it. So if the President says there should be no negotiation and they are talking, does that mean he’s backed off his opposition to negotiating to raise the debt limit?

KJP: No, not at all. He has been very clear: We are not going to negotiate over the debt limit … I’m going to be very clear and you’ve heard this from other — other leaders as well is — is that all of the three — the three of the four have said that we have to avoid default. They’ve been very clear that we have to take default off the table. I will let you guess who was the fourth that did not say that.

Q: CBO projected this fiscal year $1.5T & Last year was $1.4T A: Biden historic deficit reduction
Reporter: The — the CBO released new projections for the current economy. And this fiscal year, we’re projected a deficit of $1.5 trillion. Last year was $1.4 trillion. The President talks about cutting the deficit. What happened?

KJP: So the President has a track record of historic deficit reduction. We have seen that: $1.7 trillion in the last two years. That is more than any other president has done in their — in their first two years. So that is historic … The Republicans in the House put something very different, the complete opposite, that’s going to hurt American families …

Q: consumer sentiment fell from significant amount A: no deal, no negotiation debt ceiling, very clear
Reporter: One more on consumer sentiment. Consumer sentiment went down to 57.7. It’s a number, but it — it fell from — from a significant — significant amount. Is the President concerned going forward that consumers are getting less confident about the economy as we go into the end of the year?

KJP: So a couple of things. I’m glad you asked that question. So the University of Michigan’s release actually cites the threat of default as a reason for the full faith in consumer sentiment … They’re listening to what’s happening and what they’re hearing from Congress, Republicans in the House, saying that they’re going to threaten essentially — not saying but laying a plan that says they’re going to potentially hold the American economy hostage …

Reporter: So does that number then make the President more likely to come to a deal on the debt ceiling?

KJP: There’s no deal to be had on the debt ceiling. There’s no negotiation to be had on the debt ceiling. This is something that Congress needs to do. This is something that they need to act on. This is something that is their constitutional duty. The President has been very clear about that — very clear — and he will continue to do so.

Q: Biden foreign trip? A: I can say that for sure in this moment, that he’s expecting to go
Reporter: And the President has said that he’s likely going on this foreign trip, but it’s a possibility he would stay behind. What would trigger that decision for him?

KJP: What I can say right now, Arlette, is that he’s expecting to go. I can say that for sure in this moment, that he’s expecting to go.

Q: “until this gets finished” changed to “as long as there’s progress being made”?
Reporter: The President said that he would stay in town until this gets finished, and you said today that he is expected to leave for Japan on Wednesday morning. So does that mean you are confident that this is going to get done before Wednesday morning?

KJP: We’re — we’re confident that the conversations, at least what — as it relates to the budget and the economy — as we

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