Biden: McCarthy an 'honest man,' but he 'sold away everything' to MAGA

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Biden calls House Speaker Kevin McCarthy an 'honest man,' but says he 'just about sold away everything' to appease far-right Republican lawmakers

President Joe Biden, in an interview that aired on Friday, said he felt that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was"honest" but described the California Republican as being constrained by his party's most conservative lawmakers.Biden if he thought McCarthy was an"honest broker," the president — who previously worked with the Republican leader while serving as vice president — didn't appear frustrated with him, but was less charitable when it came to the GOP as a whole.

When Ruhle asked Biden if he thought he could accomplish anything legislatively with a Democratic-controlled Senate and a Republican-led House this year, the president expressed optimism for some breakthroughs.

 

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