Democrat Rep. Pramila Jayapal on Tuesday said there would be a huge backlash in the streets if Brandon bends to Speaker McCarthy and agrees to spending cuts.
According to reports, McCarthy told House Republicans on Tuesday of the debt ceiling talks: “We are no where near a deal yet.”
🚨🚨NEW — WHAT @SpeakerMcCarthy JUST TOLD HOUSE REPUBLICANS …
Inside a closed House GOP meeting:
“I need you all to hang with me on the debt limit.
“We are nowhere near a deal yet.”
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) May 23, 2023
The White House is facing a June 1 deadline.
There will be “a huge backlash…in the streets” Jayapal said to CNN’s Manu Raju.
In other words, there will be violence unless the Democrats get their way.
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal: There will be “a huge backlash…in the streets” if the White House agrees to spending cuts. pic.twitter.com/W0kgsN0EAz
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 23, 2023
McCarthy is definitely in the driver’s seat going into the debt ceiling negotiations.
According to an AP/NORC poll released Friday, a strong majority of Americans support McCarthy’s position of reducing deficit spending.