{"id":1936577,"date":"2023-05-24T01:08:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T05:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-squad-members-threaten-violence-over-debt-ceiling-talks\/"},"modified":"2023-05-24T01:11:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T05:11:48","slug":"fact-check-did-squad-members-threaten-violence-over-debt-ceiling-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-squad-members-threaten-violence-over-debt-ceiling-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Did the &#8216;Squad&#8217; threaten violence over debt ceiling talks? Fact-check."},"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\">20<\/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%2Ffact-check-did-squad-members-threaten-violence-over-debt-ceiling-talks%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=1936577&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>Did &#8216;Squad&#8217; Members Threaten Violence Over Debt Ceiling Talks?<\/h2>\n<p>A Republican congressman suggested that Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal issued a veiled threat of political violence in comments about President Joe Biden\u2019s negotiations with House Republicans on the debt ceiling.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what she said:<\/p>\n<p>Jayapal told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/live-news\/debt-ceiling-negotiations-05-22-23\/h_a596dd2263ccba41f31ed1845c773f47\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> that if Democrats are not allowed to go on spending the country\u2019s future away unimpeded, things might get ugly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there would be a huge backlash from our entire House Democratic caucus, certainly the progressives,\u201d she said outside the Capitol on Monday. She added, \u201cBut also in the streets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The country saw what Democratic backlash in the streets looked like throughout 2020, so Jayapal\u2019s threat \u2014 if that\u2019s what it was \u2014 should be taken seriously.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cameras-capture-aoc-telling-desantis-read-bible-govs-comments-daniel-penny\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a>\u00a0shared a similar sentiment with CNN, saying that if Biden agrees to cap spending and add work requirements for some welfare programs, \u201cit\u2019s going to be a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<h3>Threat of Violence?<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rep. Pramila Jayapal: There will be \u201ca huge backlash\u2026in the streets\u201d if the White House agrees to spending cuts. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W0kgsN0EAz\">pic.twitter.com\/W0kgsN0EAz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1661028988985262080?\">May 23, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>AOC is, of course, the face of the so-called \u201csquad\u201d of progressive House Democrats. Jayapal is not usually considered a member of that far-left club, but she is certainly aligned with it as chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pink-haired-democrat-attempts-smear-fbi-whistleblower-gaetz-epically-trolls-blunder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Gaetz<\/a>\u00a0said Jayapal\u2019s message on Monday was a coded threat of violence.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<h3>Adults in the Room<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Imagine being willing RIOT for your federal benefits, but not WORK! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rKfE4RknUe\">https:\/\/t.co\/rKfE4RknUe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattgaetz\/status\/1661046033072242693?\">May 23, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/05\/23\/politics\/debt-ceiling-tuesday\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> reported that Biden and House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mccarthy-us-now-owes-entire-economy-makes-year-cant-continue-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin McCarthy<\/a> are not close to a deal on the debt ceiling as the U.S. approaches the date when it will default on its debts. That could come as soon as next Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans are asking for sensible cuts in spending, which skyrocketed after Biden was inaugurated and throughout the first two years of his term when his party had a majority in the House.<\/p>\n<p>Now, there are some adults in the room who want to ease back on the country\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-says-blank-check-for-ukraine-with-no-clear-objective-not-acceptable\/\" title=\"DeSantis Says \u2018Blank Check\u2019 For Ukraine With No Clear Objective Not Acceptable\">blank-check policy<\/a> toward everything.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy and other Republicans want work requirements for some who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-us-now-owes-more-than-entire-economy-makes-in-year-cant-continue-this-way\/\" title=\"US debt exceeds annual economy, unsustainable - McCarthy\">receive welfare payments<\/a> and a 1 percent growth cap on federal spending over the next decade.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-reserve-chairman-says-fixing-inflation-highly-likely-to-involve-some-pain-for-the-american-people\/\" title=\"Federal Reserve Chairman Says Fixing Inflation \u2018Highly Likely To Involve Some Pain\u2019 For The American People\">experienced record inflation<\/a> while Biden and his allies have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rfk-jr-tells-carlson-inflation-tax-caused-us-printing-trillions-dollars-hurting-vulnerable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">printed money<\/a> out of thin air. We\u2019re also currently funding what could prove to be a global war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>As of Tuesday morning, the U.S. was roughly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usdebtclock.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$31.8 trillion<\/a> in debt. That\u2019s more than the country\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bea.gov\/news\/2023\/gross-domestic-product-fourth-quarter-and-year-2022-third-estimate-gdp-industry-and#:~:text=Current%2Ddollar%20GDP%20increased%209.2,(tables%201%20and%203).\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">entire GDP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jayapal is apparently not content with the default or the prospect of a third world war; she also wants to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-squad-members-threaten-violence-over-debt-ceiling-talks\/\" title=\"Did the 'Squad' threaten violence over debt ceiling talks? Fact-check.\">foment civil conflict<\/a>, if her comments are taken in the context of what we saw in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>As we learned after the death of George Floyd in Minnesota three years ago this month, Democrats are very serious about taking their anger to the streets.<\/p>\n<p>People have paid for such anger with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/black-former-police-captain-killed-reportedly-trying-stop-looting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their lives<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Republican congressman accused Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of making a veiled threat of political violence regarding President Joe Biden&#8217;s debt ceiling negotiations with House Republicans. Jayapal stated that if Democrats are not permitted to spend the country&#8217;s future without obstruction, consequences may arise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2006,"featured_media":1936578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[9305,10142,5487,13420,3745,5483,3699],"class_list":["post-1936577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily","tag-squad","tag-ceiling","tag-debt","tag-fact-check","tag-talks","tag-threaten","tag-violence"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1936577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2006"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1936577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1936577\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1936578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1936577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1936577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1936577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}