You probably could have predicted that Joe Biden would take a victory lap after the debt deal finally went through on Thursday.
I predicted earlier in the day how it would go when I was talking to a family member - Biden would claim what a great bipartisan achievement he'd shepherded while attacking the Republicans over Social Security and Medicare.
The bipartisan deal will suspend the debt limit with no cap until Jan. 1, 2025, slashes non-defense spending to near fiscal year 2022 levels, pulls back on new funding set to go towards the IRS in addition to clawing back some unspent COVID-19 pandemic-era funds.
"My fellow Americans, when I ran for president, I was told the days of bipartisanship were over and that Democrats and Republicans could no longer work together. But I refused to believe that, because America can never give in that way of thinking," Biden said.
Perhaps one of his most offensive lies was how he claimed that he got the Republicans to agree not to cut Social Security and Medicare, when in fact no one was pushing to have such cuts.
Um, no, this is the job that you're supposed to do, and the only reason it had more drama this year was because Biden refused to negotiate for so long.
CBS News's Margaret Brennan: "Let's put this into perspective: this is the president taking a victory lap on being able to achieve a basic matter of governance, not defaulting on debt."
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