#shorts Reporter: Can you explain the White House position about what happened in the past 24 hours? My understanding, just less than half a day ago, was that the President was optimistic that there was going to be movement towards a deal; half a world away, the Speaker of the House also talking about a path to getting an agreement. Then something changed. So what’s your perspective about what changed between those comments and today when you’re before us?

KJP: So I’m not going to negotiate from here. But clearly, there — there are differences between the parties on budget issues. And these types of negotiations are never easy. They’re — they’re just not. When it comes to negotiations, they’re just not easy. And so, look, the President

5/19/2023, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan held a press gaggle in Hiroshima, Japan. Joe Biden is currently in Japan participating in the 2023 G7 Summit. Reporters on Friday peppered Jake Sullivan and Karine Jean-Pierre with questions about the looming default. Debt ceiling talks are on hold over “unreasonable” White House demands as a default looms. Joe Biden waited 97 days to engage in debt ceiling talks with House Speaker McCarthy and other congressional leaders.

We are days away from the US government defaulting and Joe Biden refuses to budge after House Republicans passed a resolution. Biden refuses to negotiate with McCarthy. KJP and Jake Sullivan repeated old, tired talking points and insisted Biden is taking the debt ceiling negotiations seriously.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/XAT28PW5V1g
Q: what happened in the past 24 hours? A: no answer, they’re just not easy