Karine Jean-Pierre Absurdly Claims Biden “Has Been Trying To Engage With Republicans FOR MONTHS!”
On 5/23/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “You said today that negotiations are hard and they take time. Did the President wait too long to engage with the Republicans on the negotiations that he’s in the middle of right now?
KJP: The President has been engaging or trying to engage with Republicans for months now. For months … so, we’ve been clear for the past five months how important it is for Congress to act, for Congress to do their constitutional duty. That is something that we have been clear on. That is something that the President, specifically, has been clear on. And — and so, I’ll just leave it there. The — you know, I’ll let the record show what we’ve been doing for the past several months.
Karine Jean Pierre America Is Not A Deadbeat Nation We Have Never Defaulted And We Will Never
KJP said, “$1.7 trillion in deficit reduction, which is a record. America is not a deadbeat nation. We pay our bills. We have never defaulted in our history, and we will never.”
Karine Jean-Pierre: “It’s Important For Congress To Act,” But GOP Passed Debt Limit Bill On April 26
Reporter: What do you say to Americans who see that we are nine days out and they are genuinely, you know, concerned and worried about how this will impact them? How worried should Americans be right now?
KJP: Look, this is something that the President has been saying for months, for five months now — how it is important for Congress to act, how it is important for — for them to do their constitutional duty, is to deal with the debt limit. We’ve been very clear, because we’ve laid out … to show the urgency that we have. But it’s been for five months. Five months that we’ve been saying this.
Karine Jean-Pierre Says She’s Not Sure If Biden Will Speak To McCarthy Today On Debt Limit
Reporter: Does the President plan to talk to Speaker McCarthy today?
KJP: I don’t have any calls to read out to you for the — for the President to speak to the — to Speaker McCarthy. I can tell you for sure that he will be getting a download from his negotiation team once — once there’s a moment on his calendar to do so.
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KJP Claims Biden “Trying To Engage With Republicans FOR MONTHS!”, We Will Never Default, Blame Congress GOPs