Biden calls House Speaker Kevin McCarthy an 'honest man,' but says he 'just about sold away everything' to appease far-right Republican lawmakers

Sat, 05/06/2023 - 14:37

Biden McCarthy — President Joe Biden walks past House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California after the GOP leader introduced him to speak at a Friends of Ireland Caucus St. Patrick's Day luncheon in Washington, DC, on March 17, 2023.
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President Biden on MSNBC called Speaker McCarthy an "honest man" but said he was constrained by the GOP.
"He has to agree to things that maybe he believes but are just extreme," Biden told Stephanie Ruhle.
Biden and McCarthy are in the midst of a protracted stalemate over the country's debt limit.

President Joe Biden, in an interview that aired on Friday, said he felt that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was "honest" but described the California Republican as being constrained by his party's most conservative lawmakers.