Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who has significantly impeded President Biden's legislative agenda, criticized the president for showing a "deficiency of leadership" by declining to meet with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy about a potential deal to avert default on the national debt. Manchin's statement came in a Twitter post Thursday morning.
"Our elected leaders must stop with the political games, work together and negotiate a compromise. Instead, it has been more than 78 days since President Biden last met with Speaker McCarthy. This signals a deficiency of leadership, and it must change," Manchin, who previously feuded with the Biden administration over the Inflation Reduction Act passed last year, wrote.
