Democrats Blame ‘Extreme’ Republicans for Debt Limit Deadlock as GOP Demands Accountability

A sign at a bus shelter shows the national debt in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2023. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

With debt limit talks running down to the wire in Washington, the finger-pointing continued May 23 on Capitol Hill as to who will be responsible if the United States defaults on its debt for the first time in history.

For House Democrats, the answer is an “extreme” faction of House Republicans.