The White House accused the Republicans of excessive demands in the negotiations on the public debt

The Republican Party is pushing too hard in negotiations on the US national debt, because of this, the negotiations are “thrown back,” said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.

In the situation, she blamed the team of the speaker of the US House of Representatives, Republican Kevin McCarthy, and called their proposals “a step back.” According to her, the demands put forward “could never be accepted by both houses of Congress.”

Jean-Pierre said that the White House has made several proposals to reduce the budget deficit, which is a requirement of the Republican Party. In particular, it was proposed to cut costs, limit the profits of large pharmaceutical companies, and close loopholes for oil and gas enterprises.

She urged to consider a compromise that can be approved by both parties, and eventually get approved by the President of the United States, and in the end – to reduce the budget deficit.

According to her, the Republican leadership “threatens for the first time in the history of the United States to lead the country to default” if “radical one-party demands are not met.”