The increase in the debt ceiling is “non-negotiable”, US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday, while the Republican majority in the House of Representatives hopes to vote on a text linking the increase in the ceiling to a reduction in public spending.
“I will be happy to meet (the Speaker of the House, Editor’s note) McCarthy but not on whether or not to raise the debt ceiling. It’s non-negotiable,” Trump said during a press conference at the White House with his South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk Yeol.
