#shorts On 4/6/2023, a reporter asked NSC Spox John Kirby, “Karine, any update on the debt limit talks? Is there — are there any plans underway — and I know we ask you this —

KJP: Yes, I know.

Reporter: — for President Biden to meet with or speak with Speaker McCarthy?

KJP: Honestly, when it comes to — to asking me about what are the plans, I would ask Republicans in the House … that’s actually a question for House Republicans to answer.

Reporter: But given that it’s so critical, Karine, why are you letting the clock tick down and inch closer to this deadline?

KJP: Wait. I want to be very clear: I — I definitely disagree with — with the question, Kristen, here. Because it is not us; it is them … Republicans in the House cannot and should not be holding, you know, our nation’s debt hostage. They should not be doing that. We’ve been very, very clear. They did it three times — three times in the last administration.

Reporter: Can you guarantee that the U.S. won’t default?

KJP: I — that is for House Republicans to answer. That truly is for them to — to deal with the situation that we have said — again, it is their responsibility, their constitutional responsibility. I can’t say that enough. They — this should be done without negotiations. This should be done without conditions …

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/lzFvpzREoac
KJP Claims The “Debt Ceiling, It Should Be Done Without Negotiation”