
White House spars over President Biden's lack of urgency amid debt ceiling negotiations
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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre sparred with Fox News Channel's White House correspondent Peter Doocy about President Biden's lack of involvement in the debt ceiling negotiations.
"What was [Biden] doing for the last several hours while they were in these meetings?" Doocy asked. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a writer on the breaking news team for Fox News Digital. You can reach her on Twitter at @s_rumpfwhitten.
"Well, they were having conversations, right," Jean-Pierre said. "They were on the Hill, the negotiators… How would he be updated if they're still having conversations on the Hill? It just ended moments ago."
"Couldn’t he call in?" Doocy shot back, noting that the president is currently in Japan participating in the 2023 G-7 Summit.