{"id":1935277,"date":"2023-05-21T16:06:16","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T20:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-maga-republicans-could-use-default-to-sink-his-reelection\/"},"modified":"2023-05-21T16:08:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-21T20:08:14","slug":"biden-says-maga-republicans-could-use-default-to-sink-his-reelection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-maga-republicans-could-use-default-to-sink-his-reelection\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden warns &#8216;MAGA Republicans&#8217; may use default to harm his reelection."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-says-maga-republicans-could-use-default-to-sink-his-reelection%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1935277&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>House Republicans Could Use Default to Win White House, Says President Biden<\/h2>\n<p>President Joe Biden has warned that House Republicans could use a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-a-debt-ceiling-default-would-devastate-the-middle-class\/\" title=\"How a debt ceiling default would devastate the middle class\">debt ceiling default<\/a> as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">political tool<\/a> to win the White House next year. Speaking at a press conference during the Group of Seven meetings in Hiroshima, Biden said that a default could be a political win for &#8220;MAGA Republicans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Sticking Points: Biden Mulls Student Loans and Climate Change in Debt Ceiling Talks<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;There are some MAGA Republicans in the House who know the damage that [default] would do to the economy,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And because I am president, and a president is responsible for everything, Biden would take the blame, and that&#8217;s the one way to make sure Biden is not reelected.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Biden has committed to raising the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/moderate-democrats-white-house-resist-calls-to-eliminate-filibuster\/\" title=\"Moderate Democrats, White House resist calls to eliminate filibuster\">debt limit<\/a> to avoid default, but he has also said that he cannot guarantee what House Republicans will do. He plans to talk to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-maga-republicans-could-use-default-to-sink-his-reelection\/\" title=\"Biden warns 'MAGA Republicans' may use default to harm his reelection.\">plane ride back<\/a> to Washington.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he would be blameless if the United States defaulted on its loans, Biden said, &#8220;On the merits, based on what I&#8217;ve offered, I would be blameless.&#8221; However, he acknowledged that on the politics of it, no one would be blameless.<\/p>\n<h3>What&#8217;s at Stake?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A debt ceiling default could have severe consequences for the US economy, including a potential recession.<\/li>\n<li>House Republicans could use a default as a political tool to win the White House next year.<\/li>\n<li>President Biden has committed to raising the debt limit to avoid default, but he cannot guarantee what House Republicans will do.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It remains to be seen how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-took-social-security-cuts-off-the-table-in-debt-ceiling-talks-but-its-still-third-rail-in-politics\/\" title=\"McCarthy Took Social Security Cuts Off the Table in Debt Ceiling Talks, but It\u2019s Still Third Rail in Politics\">debt ceiling talks<\/a> will play out, but one thing is clear: the stakes are high for the US economy and the political future of the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden warned that House Republicans may use a debt ceiling default to gain political advantage in the upcoming White House elections. He made the statement during a press conference at the Group of Seven meetings in Hiroshima, Japan. 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