{"id":56987,"date":"2023-05-28T12:22:02","date_gmt":"2023-05-28T19:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=56987"},"modified":"2023-07-25T11:06:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T18:06:34","slug":"squeaker-mccarthy-desperately-lies-about-the-debt-ceiling-deal-to-save-his-shaky-speakership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=56987","title":{"rendered":"Squeaker McCarthy Desperately Lies About the Debt Ceiling Deal to Save His Shaky Speakership"},"content":{"rendered":"

The morning after it was announced that President Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached a deal<\/a><\/strong> to avoid a catastrophic debt default, McCarthy began almost immediately misrepresenting the terms of the deal.<\/p>\n

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McCarthy’s speakership – which took a historic 15 votes to achieve – is on thin ice, and any perception by his caucus that he compromised with Biden and the Democrats – a mortal sin in GOP World – could result in his being voted out as Speaker by his own colleagues.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Squeaker McCarthy\u2019s Debt Default Deceit is Wrecked By WH Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Consequently, McCarthy is spinning like a top as he makes the morning rounds on the Sunday talk shows. However, true to form, he is lying about what the debt ceiling deal entails in order to deceive his fellow Republicans and stave off a revolt that would cost him his job. An interview of Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries by Margaret Brennan on CBS’s Face the Nation revealed just how desperate McCarthy is.<\/p>\n

Brennan:<\/strong> Speaker McCarthy predicted this morning he can get a majority of Republicans he says some Democrats he thinks will vote for it. But he also quoted something he says You told him. Listen.
\nMcCarthy (video):<\/strong> I think there’s gonna be a lot of Democrats who vote for it too. Right now, the Democrats are very upset. But one thing Hakeem told me, there’s nothing in the bill for them. There’s not one thing in the bill for Democrats.
\nBrennan:<\/strong> Did you say that? And how do you convince Democrats?
\nJeffries:<\/strong> I have no idea what he’s talking about, particularly because I have not been able to review the actual legislative text, all that we’ve reached is an agreement in principle.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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"I have no idea what he's talking about" — Hakeem Jeffries on CBS says Kevin McCarthy put words in his mouth pic.twitter.com\/95mmX8nfZw<\/a><\/p>\n

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n