Jacob Ogles
It’s President Joe Biden, not Congressional Republicans, who is leading the nation toward default, according to U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds.
The Naples Republican, appearing on Fox News Sunday, declined to say whether Congress should allow the nation’s first default. But he said Americans should lay the responsibility for such a risk on the chief executive.
“If Joe Biden brings nothing to the table, if all he does is sit there with his hands in his pockets and not understanding what he has done and a way to actually negotiate, then he is the one leading our nation into default,” Donalds said, “and it’s a very sad thing to see.”
The appearance on a network Sunday talk show came as Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy continue negotiations over the raising of America’s debt ceiling. The Republican-controlled U.S. House voted in April to raise the nation’s debt limit, though by a limited amount. But Biden said that plan will require massive cuts to essential federal programs.
“The last thing this country needs is a manufactured crisis,” Biden tweeted Friday. “But MAGA Republicans are creating exactly that by holding America’s economy hostage—all to try to force cuts to veterans’ benefits, education, health care, and more.”
A financial advisor before his time in Congress, Donalds suggested the risk of default isn’t as imminent as reporting on brinksmanship suggests.
“There is a proposal that has been floating around Congress about payment prioritization,” he said. “What Treasury can do is pay interest and principal on our debt first. That would actually stave off all this concern of this default, and then we can pay Social Security, Medicare, pay for our military and then go down the line.”
But he said any deal with Congress must be contingent upon major spending cuts.
Fox News host Shannon Bream played a clip of former President Donald Trump saying Congress must be prepared to lead the country into untested territory. “Congressmen, senators, if they don’t give you massive cuts, you’re gonna have to do a default,” Trump said in the soundbite.
Bream contrasted that to a White House statement saying default would “trigger a recession, hit retirement accounts and increase borrowing costs.”
“Which President do you agree with?” Bream asked Donalds.
The Congressman, who has endorsed Trump in 2024, deflected and hinted threats of entering default may be a tactic.
“President Trump is a master negotiator. I don’t know what Joe Biden’s ever done to negotiate anything of substance,” Donalds said. “Let’s be very clear, Shannon. 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 trillion 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.”
20 comments
Billy the Bamboozler
May 14, 2023 at 12:52 pm
If Republicans really cared about the debt… they would be pushing for less spending AND higher taxes. This is how we know these people are only puppets for the rich.. only aim is to sabotage and obstruct government on behalf of the rich. They’ve been doing this the day that Obama showed up. Also, feeding into the stupidity and anti-government whackos that make up their base. How you gonna be anti-government and be in government man get these whackos out of government.
Earl Pitts American
May 14, 2023 at 1:13 pm
Thank you Byron for telling truth to power.
Now Black America and dook 4 brains white surburban women also know the truth that crashing the economey is agenda item #1 on Biden’s Puppet Masters list of things to do.
A quick mental calucation indicates Byron’s sweet sweet words of knowlege just cost the dook 4 brains leftists over Seven Million Six Hunderd Eighty Seven Thousand Three Hundred and Fourty Seven votes – with a plus or minus possable variation of Sixteen votes.
Thank you Byron,
Earl Pitts American
Dave
May 14, 2023 at 1:52 pm
The debt to be paid off is from the Trump administration…that’s where you’re mistaken…economy is how it’s spelled and you don’t have any background to comment on why Trumps debt of 7 trillion isn’t to be brought up in this conversation….his trade deficits were the highest in the country and caused the first inflationary pressure buy adding tariffs to the cost of our own food crops…we all paid out of opaocket for that dire mistake….and people say as soon as Biden stepped into office it all started…first clue that Biden didn’t cause it….trends don’t turn around over night…it took two years into Trumps administration for unemployment stats to hit a low point…all brought on by the Obama decade of growth economy, the longest growth in our lifetimes…but Trump claimed it as his success because he was in office…ignorance on the topic is no excuse…traitorous conspiracist BS has no place where our country is at stake.
Earl Pitts American
May 14, 2023 at 7:09 pm
Good afternoon Dave,
Wrong Holmes, when a Brother tells another Brother that ‘ya boy Biden is a dook 4 brains leftist thats it ” White Boy Dave”. Biden’s a dook 4 brains leftist.
Dave Black people have out grown you white liberals 8ull$hit and have left y’all’s Democrat Plantation.
Wake up Dave y’all been left behind.
ps Dave Hispanics dont like Democrats either. Y’all got some growing up to do before your dook 4 brains Democratic party will be relevant again.
Thank you Dave for allowing me, Earl Pitts American to take your smarty pants butt to the woodshed and give you a much deserved @55:Whipping.
Earl Pitts American
Elliott Offen
May 14, 2023 at 3:54 pm
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Tom
May 14, 2023 at 1:45 pm
What a dope. Republicans finally get a slim majority in the house and now it’s all ‘let’s hold the American people hostage so we can pursue our non existent agenda’ after the years when the R’s had all three houses and trump ran up trillions in debt so he could give his buddies a tax break. Surely he can’t be serious or is he really just that stupid?
Earl Pitts American
May 14, 2023 at 7:14 pm
Tom = Dook 4 Brains Leftist.
Dave
May 14, 2023 at 1:52 pm
The debt to be paid off is from the Trump administration…that’s where you’re mistaken…economy is how it’s spelled and you don’t have any background to comment on why Trumps debt of 7 trillion isn’t to be brought up in this conversation….his trade deficits were the highest in the country and caused the first inflationary pressure buy adding tariffs to the cost of our own food crops…we all paid out of opaocket for that dire mistake….and people say as soon as Biden stepped into office it all started…first clue that Biden didn’t cause it….trends don’t turn around over night…it took two years into Trumps administration for unemployment stats to hit a low point…all brought on by the Obama decade of growth economy, the longest growth in our lifetimes…but Trump claimed it as his success because he was in office…ignorance on the topic is no excuse…traitorous conspiracist BS has no place where our country is at stake.
Earl Pitts American
May 14, 2023 at 7:15 pm
Dave = Dook 4 Brains Leftist.
Dave
May 14, 2023 at 1:55 pm
Byron Donald’s claim that the Biden budget is 7 trillion and we only have revenues of almost 5 trillion is a probelem….he didn’t say that the 7 Trillion dollar figure is for a ten year period…like all conspiracist GOP candidates, he’s gilding the Lilly.
Earl Pitts American
May 14, 2023 at 7:16 pm
Dave ÷:Dook X 2 For Brains Leftist.
Bruce Driggers
May 14, 2023 at 5:06 pm
This coming from the guy sitting between MTG and Loopy Boebert during the State of the Union when those two ignorant women were acting like they were in a high school student council meeting. He’s an embarassment to Southwest Florida. Republicans think that the budget only has a bottom line that reflects spending and think that squeezing the revenue line has nothing to do with anything. I hope the American people wake up soon and toss noobs like this guy into the dustbin of history.
Impeach Biden
May 14, 2023 at 5:54 pm
Just look at the Southern Border. Where is the czar by the way? Every day thousands cross illegally into this country. They are processed, given travel vouchers, money, medical care, education, housing and such. How do yo7 budget for this? You can’t but the Joe Biden zombies will spin it telling us our budget is under control. Yea right. Now let’s talk about this Green Energy BS that no one around the world is embracing but us. John Kerry is a fraud. Flying his business jet around telling us how to live our lives. F him.
Elliott Offen
May 14, 2023 at 6:43 pm
Alex Jones or Mike Lindell came up with the border crisis conspiracy theories?
Tom Palmer
May 14, 2023 at 7:35 pm
Byron Daniels criticizing Biden.? Who’d a thunk it.
Earl Pitts American
May 14, 2023 at 7:48 pm
Tom = Dook 4 Brains Leftist. Put on some real pants Tommy and move out of Mom’s Basement. Comeon ‘Lil Tommy Wommy PeePee Pants your move out from Mom’s basement will be her bestest Mother’s Day Present Ever ‘Lil Tommy Wommy PeePee Pants.
Michael K
May 15, 2023 at 9:04 am
Funny how the soaring deficits under Trump, with outrageous tax cuts to the wealthiest 10% were never an issue… until now. The debt was incurred and needs to be paid. Holding the global economy hostage is not based on sound fiscal policy – and driving poor people deeper into poverty is not a solution either. It would help if Republicans actually had a policy platform other than un-regulated guns everywhere, and zero taxes for the rich.
Earl Pitts Dook 4 Brains
May 16, 2023 at 11:36 am
It’s Congress’ job to raise the debt ceiling. No one else. If House Republicans can’t do it then it’s on them.
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