President Joe Biden extended his attacks on Republicans in a speech in New York on May 10, calling their threats over the debt ceiling “dangerous” and meaningless.
A day after a high-stakes meeting with congressional leaders, Biden delivered a speech at SUNY Westchester Community College in Valhalla, New York, emphasizing the importance of raising the debt ceiling immediately and without conditions.
“Republican threats are dangerous, and they make no sense,” he said.
The president met with congressional leaders on May 9, ending a three-month standoff between the White House and Congress over the debt ceiling, which had threatened a default on the nation’s debt commitments. Biden called his meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and other congressional leaders at the White House “productive.” However, the leaders made little tangible progress toward averting a default….