#shorts Reporter: is the President going to speak — or does he have plans to speak to Speaker McCarthy, given the sort of hiccup that happened in the talks last night?

KJP: So, look, I’m going to start with your — your last question first. Just to give a little bit of color, the President was — was updated by his team last night. I’m assuming — I’m — he will be updated momentarily by the team. So — and, you know, I can — we can anticipate that. So, he’s being kept up to date daily

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
KJP Says She’s “Assuming” Biden Will Be Updated On Debt Limit Negotiations