Hakeem Jeffries On Debt Ceiling Negotiations
These Republicans, they’re going to say that Joe Biden refused to sit down with them. That’s a fake narrative.
KJP Proves that Biden Was Never Going to Sit Down With Republicans Over Debt Ceiling
He never came to the table to negotiate on the debt ceiling. That was not something that occurred. That is not something that’s happening. We’ve been very clear. We’re not negotiating around the debt ceiling.
AI Answer:
President Joe Biden and White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (KJP) consistently stated that the administration would not negotiate on the debt ceiling, emphasizing it should be raised without conditions. Throughout early and mid-2023, Jean-Pierre KJP repeatedly asserted that “the debt ceiling is not negotiable”, with statements such as “We’re not going to negotiate on the debt ceiling” on multiple dates from February through May 2023.
