Manchin Says Biden ‘Hypocritical’ on Debt-Limit Demands

Manchin Says Biden ‘Hypocritical’ on Debt-Limit Demands
(Left) President Joe Biden on Oct. 21, 2022. (Right) Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Sept. 20, 2022. Anna Moneymaker, Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
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Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said his fellow Democrat, President Joe Biden, has staked out a “hypocritical” position in recent debates over how to raise the U.S. debt limit.

Biden has repeatedly called for a so-called “clean bill” to raise the debt limit without any additional conditions on matters such as spending reforms. In an interview with CNN on Tuesday, Manchin criticized Biden’s position.