#shorts On 5/24/2023, a reporter asked asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “Karine, on the debt ceiling. Is there a —
KJP: Shocking.
Reporter: — drop-dead — I mean, big surprise, right? (Laughter.) Is there — is there a drop-dead date where, you know, after which it becomes impossible to enact the — that legsi- — legislation that’s necessary? You know, so do you have to have a deal tonight, tomorrow — tomorrow? You know, is Friday enough time to get to that potential X-date?

KJP: No, I — look, I — I get this — I get the question. Look, our country has never defaulted on its debt. And it will — it will — it will never — it never will. And that’s kind of our focus, right? We’ve never done this, and we will never do — this will never happen, right? That’s the way we see this. And, you know, that’s going to be our focus. That’s the answer that I have for you on that piece.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/g3GJ0hUmJIM
Q: debt ceiling Q: Shocking. our country has never defaulted, it never will, this will never happen