Commentary

Media's Coverage of the Debt-Limit Fight Is Intolerably Dishonest

By David Harsanyi
Friday, May 26 2023

President Joe Biden, writes Politico's White House Bureau Chief Jonathan Lemire, "has prioritized deal-making throughout the debt ceiling talks. But with GOP obstinate, Biden is changing tactics." What in the hell is he talking about, you may wonder. Only last month, Lemaire's publication reported that Biden was "happy to meet" with Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy but "not on whether or not the debt limit gets extended. That's not negotiable." (Italics mine.) That doesn't sound like someone who's "prioritized deal-making" on the debt ceiling.…

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