Bold Introduction:
Former Biden White House Press Secretary turned MSNBC host, Jen Psaki, criticizes Congress Republicans like Speaker Kevin McCarthy for being praised by the media for working out a debt ceiling agreement with President Joe Biden.
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On her show Inside With Jen Psaki, the MSNBC host asserted her desire for normalcy and the importance of compromise in getting things done. Psaki cautioned against assuming that the events of the week are indicative of a return to normalcy and bipartisanship, adding that spending time in the political sphere has led her to believe otherwise.
Psaki elaborated on her point by likening McCarthy to a hostage taker who President Joe Biden had to negotiate with in order to free innocent people. According to her, a headline suggesting that Kevin (McCarthy) and Joe (Biden) worked collaboratively to free the hostages, or reach an agreement on the debt limit, would not make sense.
Psaki agrees that the debt limit deal is not a sign of Washington functioning properly, but not for the reasons she argues. Raising the debt ceiling by trillions of dollars instead of controlling federal government spending is simply business as usual and further evidence of the ruling class’s dysfunction.
The MSNBC host also expressed her disappointment in the deal’s outcome, specifically with McCarthy’s attempt to decrease IRS funding, resulting in less money going towards catching tax cheats.
Bold Conclusion:
Jen Psaki openly critiques the media’s praise of Republicans like Kevin McCarthy, stating that their collaboration with President Biden on the debt limit deal does not mark a return to normalcy and bipartisanship in Washington.
