
President Joe Biden on Wednesday rejected House Republicans’ demand for him to agree to massive cuts to popular government programs in exchange for Congress allowing the US to avoid a catastrophic default on America’s sovereign debt.
Speaking at a union hall in Acokeek, Maryland, Mr Biden slammed the “Maga Republicans” led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for threatening to allow the US government to stop paying its bills if Mr Biden does not accept GOP plans to roll back much of his administration’s legislative programme from his first two years in office.