President Joe Biden, writes Politico's White House Bureau Chief Jonathan Lemire, "Has prioritized deal-making throughout the debt ceiling talks. But with GOP obstinate, Biden is changing tactics."
Only last month, Lemire's publication reported that Biden was "Happy to meet" with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., but "Not on whether or not the debt limit gets extended. That's not negotiable." That doesn't sound like someone who's "Prioritized deal-making" on the debt ceiling.
Back in January, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was unequivocal in saying that "We will not be doing any negotiation over the debt ceiling." On April 27, The Washington Post reported, "White House reiterates refusal to negotiate on debt limit as pressure mounts."
Lefty reporter Ronald Brownstein attempted to rationalize the "Logic behind Biden's refusal to negotiate the debt ceiling"-which, not that long ago, was called "Obstructionism" or "Nihilism."
While we can't bore into the souls of the participants and expose their true feeling about a potential default, the fact is that the only people in that entire conversation who have already passed a hike to the debt limit are House Republicans.
Just ask Jeff Stein, The Washington Post econ reporter, who notes that progressives and Democrats are concerned about a "Biden-McCarthy deal that they fear rewards the GOP for taking the debt limit hostage." Or even better, "'Debt-Limit Terror' Is No Way to Run a Superpower," says Susan Glasser.
Unlike many reporters, Lemire at least acknowledges, however begrudgingly, that Republicans have already hiked the debt ceiling.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/26/medias-coverage-of-debt-limit-fight-is-intolerably-dishonest/
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