Biden to call McCarthy to discuss debt ceiling after G7 summit

The debt limit negotiations ended Friday night with no progress.

ByLauren Peller, Gabe Ferris, Rachel Scott, Allison Pecorin, and Katherine Faulders

May 20, 2023, 7:21 PM

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Debt ceiling negotiators have no plans to meet Saturday

Debt ceiling negotiators have no plans to meet Saturday

The debt limit negotiations between GOP negotiators and the White House ended Friday night with no progress…Read More

President Joe Biden asked his team to set up a call with Speaker Kevin McCarthy for Sunday morning to discuss the debt ceiling negotiations “following his meetings at the G7,” a White House official said Saturday night.

The official didn’t say what time exactly the call would take place or where Biden would call from as he could call from Hiroshima or even from Air Force One.

Biden “received an update from his team both last night and this morning on the status of negotiations,” the White House official said.

There were no meetings scheduled Saturday between White House and GOP negotiators, McCarthy previously confirmed.

McCarthy told reporters on Saturday that negotiations are paused until Biden returns from his trip abroad as he left the Capitol this evening.

“Well, the White House didn’t come here and unfortunately, the White House moved backward