Biden’s cowardly debt limit lie

By Conn Carroll

Published October 4, 2021 5:35pm ET

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Biden’s cowardly debt limit lie — Usually, good presidents like to project strength and confidence, both in America’s abilities and their own. Joe Biden isn’t a good president. At a press conference called for the sole purpose of trying to convince Congress to raise the debt limit, Biden was asked if he could guarantee that the United States would not default […]

Usually, good presidents like to project strength and confidence, both in America’s abilities and their own. Joe Biden isn’t a good president.

At a press conference called for the sole purpose of trying to convince Congress to raise the debt limit, Biden was asked if he could guarantee that the United States would not default on its debt. Biden responded, “No, I can’t. That’s up to Mitch McConnell.”

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