Biden Says Republican Infighting Is ‘Above’ His ‘Pay Grade’
President Joe Biden is weighing in after Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) was purged from her leadership post. MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell noted that Biden met with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and other…
President Joe Biden is weighing in after Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) was purged from her leadership post.
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell noted that Biden met with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and other congressional leaders on Wednesday about finding common agreements. However, just before their meeting, McCarthy was part of the vote to oust Cheney from her leadership position.
Biden was asked how he can “accept” what McCarthy says now “as something that you’re actually going to legislate a few weeks from now or months from now.”
“If a man looks me in the eye, gives me his word that something’s going to happen, I take it unless he breaks it,” Biden replied.
He added, “But the Liz Cheney/McCarthy thing is above my pay grade. I mean, I have enough trouble figuring out my own party all the time, let alone the Republicans.”
Watch Biden’s comments below:
After Cheney was purged from the leadership post, Rep. Elise Stefanik