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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday accused President Biden of suddenly pivoting to the demands of the Democrats’ “socialist wing” on the debt ceiling negotiations.
The California Republican said that after 97 days of being ignored by the president, the possibility of a fair deal appeared close at hand until Biden suddenly chained his mind to appease Democrats following Sen. Bernie Sanders‘ press conference on Friday.
“Now, the president, even though he was overseas, thought to change places… I don’t understand that,” McCarthy told Fox’s “Sunday Morning Futures.”
“The president has really shifted right after the more progressive socialist wing of the party stood up and says they want to spend more money,” McCarthy continued. “He’s now bringing something to the table that everyone said was off the table.
“It seems as though he wants a default more than he wants a deal.”
Despite the friction with the president in recent days, McCarthy said that he had a “productive” phone call with Biden on Sunday, and that the two will meet on Monday to negotiate further.
