Biden blasts Republicans over debt-limit standoff: 'They're actually threatening to have us default'

President Joe Biden attacked some Republican lawmakers for their stances in the debt-limit standoff – and criticized GOP proposals focused on sales taxes and the Medicare and Social Security programs.

President Joe Biden on Thursday attacked some Republican lawmakers for their stances in the debt-limit standoff, while also criticizing GOP proposals focused on sales taxes and the Medicare and Social Security programs.

Biden also disparaged a GOP plan for a 30% national sales tax that would replace income taxes and other levies but has little chance of becoming law. McCarthy said Tuesday in a Fox Business interview that it’s “just irresponsible of the president not to sit down to negotiate.” The president’s remarks came as fourth-quarter data showed robust 2.9% growth but economists expect a slowdown in the current quarter. Some economists even think the U.S. is already in recession.

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