Biden blames McConnell for ‘meteor’ heading toward U.S. economy
President Joe Biden blamed Senate Republicans and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for the country’s precarious financial situation on Monday, warning that a “meteor” is headed toward the U.S. economy if the debt limit is not raised within the next two weeks, Bloomberg reports.
When asked whether he could guarantee the U.S. would not reach the ceiling on its debt, Biden said he couldn’t, and that it’s “up to Mitch McConnell.”
“I can’t believe that that will be the end result because the consequence is so dire,” Biden added, referencing a situation in which the country could not pay its debts. “I don’t belive that. But can I guarantee it? If I could, I would, but I can’t.”
Q: “Can you guarantee that the U.S. will not reach the debt ceiling? That that will not happen?”President Biden: “No I can’t. That’s up to Mitch McConnell.” pic.twitter.com/YJZF0Dwd3u
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