Byron Donalds slams Joe Biden over debt ceiling negotiations: ‘Doesn’t have a plan’
Brady Knox
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Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) slammed President Joe Biden over his refusal to negotiate with Republicans over the debt ceiling.
In an appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” Donalds defended the stance of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and former President Donald Trump, and called for Republicans to stand their ground and demand concessions to raise the debt ceiling.
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Donalds laid much of the blame at the feet of the president. He said that although concerns over the national security implications of a default on the United States’s national debt were valid, the alternative was just as harmful.
“The solution is not just massive borrowing and massive spending. That’s no solution; that’s putting your head in the sand. And that’s actually going to lead us to a much greater crisis down the road,” he said.
“And the same issue is Joe Biden doesn’t lead,” Donalds continued. “Joe Biden doesn’t have a plan. Joe Biden doesn’t have a strategy. And what Joe Biden brings America to every single time is a crisis point.”
The Florida Republican touted the work of House Republicans in crafting a spending plan while denouncing Biden and the Democrats for running “to the cameras and say we should just pass a clean debt ceiling.”
Donalds also contrasted the negotiating ability of Trump with Biden.
“I don’t know what Joe Biden has ever done to negotiate anything of substance,” he said. “You’re going to have to curtail spending. Joe Biden wants to spend $7 trillion. That’s his budget. We only take in about 4.2 to $4.5 trillion in taxes. So he wants to massively spend money we don’t have. He wants to massively borrow and think there are no consequences. And like I just said, inflation is the consequence for every American under Joe Biden’s reckless policy.”
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Donalds stipulated that Biden should bear the responsibility of a U.S. default if it occurs due to his apparent refusal to negotiate.
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Republicans and Democrats have not signaled a willingness to budge on raising the debt ceiling, even as the prospect of default may be just weeks away.