Washington Post: “Some Democrats point to substandard messaging from the White House and the lack of visibility from the president, who was in Japan at the G-7 meeting for several days last week and has since not spoken publicly at length about the debt limit, which is expected to be reached in as little as eight days.”
“It’s a stark contrast to McCarthy and his top negotiators, Reps. Garret Graves (R-LA) and Patrick McHenry (R-NC), who have been holding court with reporters multiple times per day and hammering home their party’s message.”
Charlie Sykes: “Instead of addressing the nation about the cataclysmic dangers of default or mobilizing his cabinet and surrogates to take the fight to the GOP, he’s chosen to play the insider game. The result: Kevin McCarthy is all over television, while Biden is relatively invisible.”
