Hannity shows timeline of stonewalling in debt talks.

Sean Hannity Reveals Timeline of Debt Ceiling Crisis

Fox News host Sean Hannity has shed light on the current debt ceiling crisis by outlining a timeline of events on his show. The segment, which aired on Monday night, shows that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) had been calling for negotiations since the start of the year, while the Biden administration has largely refused to work with House Republicans on the issue.

McCarthy’s Statements

• January 24: “We have to negotiate over the debt. Our whole government is designed to have compromise. Republicans control the House. Democrats have a small majority in the Senate and he’s the president. He is playing with the financial markets of America by saying he wouldn’t negotiate.”
• March 6: “That’s why I said to the president, let’s be rational, let’s be reasonable. And let’s sit down and negotiate.”
• March 28: “When we were together at the prayer breakfast, he says we’re going to sit down the next day, told the entire Congress that we’re going to meet. At the Democratic retreat, he told the Democrats that they, that we were planning meetings, he’s never had one meeting. It’s been more than two months. Time is ticking.”
• April 23: “He needs to show leadership and come to the negotiating table instead of put[ting] us in default.”

White House Responses

• Karine Jean-Pierre on January 13: “We will not be doing any negotiation over the debt ceiling.”
• White House official on May 4: “Look, the president’s position is simple. Congress needs to take action to prevent default without hostage taking.”
• President Joe Biden on May 9: “In the meantime, we need to take the threat of default off the table.”
• Jean-Pierre on May 12: “We are not going to negotiate over the debt limit.”

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.@SeanHannity profiles @SpeakerMcCarthy‘s persistent demand that Biden negotiate with House R’s on the debt limit.

Biden ignored McCarthy for months & demanded a clean debt limit & more spending – but now McCarthy backed Biden & Democrats into a corner where they must negotiate. pic.twitter.com/k1Uv1YljhS

— Mark Bednar (@MarkBednar) May 23, 2023

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