#shorts On 5/25/2023, Reporter: “McCarthy and his lieutenants on this, we hear from them multiple times a day, and we’ve heard so little directly from the president … if you just watch television or read any newspaper or newsletter, you’ll see a ton from Republicans and from some Democratic lawmakers and not so much from the White House, other than memos.”

LaBolt: ” … You’ve heard from the president this discussion beginning March 9th. He’s been out there at least once a week on this. He held a full press conference, multiple times a day. He’s a member of Congress, right? Members of Congress hold press conferences multiple times … I don’t think that would be helpful…

Reporter: you’re talking about the bully pulpit for critical moments. I would, would you say this is not a critical moment? Jenny Yellen said we’d be going toward economic catastrophe if we defaulted.

LaBolt: “I do think it’s a critical moment, which is why you heard from the president …”

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/-fxZuIh13Eo
WH Comms Director Ben LaBolt has a very tough time explaining Biden’s infrequent debt limit updates.