On Monday, the White House made accusations against Kevin McCarthy, the Republican speaker in the House of Representatives, claiming that he was holding the U.S. economy hostage by attaching conditions to the extension of the country’s debt ceiling. White House spokesman Andrew Bates criticized McCarthy, stating that he was deviating from the usual bipartisan approach and engaging in dangerous economic hostage-taking that could potentially harm the jobs and retirement savings of hard-working Americans.
Sources: CGTN