#shorts On 4/27/2023, a reporter asked Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “And just one more on the debt ceiling, because McCarthy, in Israel — Speaker McCarthy, I should say, reiterated yet again that “We will not pass a debt ceiling that just raises it without doing something about our debt,” talking about the need for negotiation.

I know your position that you’re — you know, that this is the Republicans’ burden — right? — to raise the debt ceiling. But it’s the President’s economy.

So is he not going to have a meeting with McCarthy until McCarthy gives in? Do —

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Look —

Reporter: Do you think McCarthy is bluffing here?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: The President is prepared to talk about budget and appropriations process. That’s what we have said. We are not a deadbeat nation. The President said that; you heard him from — you heard directly from him moments ago.

And the President said he’s happy to meet with McCarthy but not on whether or not the debt limit gets extended. That’s not negotiable. We’re — continue to — to be very firm about that, to be very clear. The President, again, said this himself.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/W-NKB637Dgo
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