Biden claims Republicans will crash the economy on purpose ahead of midterms: 'Mega-MAGA trickle down'
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President Biden claims Republicans will threaten to default on the national debt in an attempt to force him to cut social security and Medicare spending if they win Congress.
"Republicans have made it clear that if they win control of the Congress, they will shut down the government, refuse to pay our bills, and it will be the first time in the history of America that we will default--unless I yield and cut social security and Medicare … They're threatening to default on the federal debt. There's nothing that would create more chaos, more inflation, more damage to the American economy than this," Biden said. Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics.
"Let me be clear: I will not cut social security. I will not cut Medicare," he continued. Anders worked as a White House correspondent for the Daily Caller before joining Fox News Digital in 2022. There, he covered the opening months of former President Donald Trump's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the fallout of the 2020 election.
Since joining Fox, he has covered national politics extensively, including the 2022 midterm elections and President Biden's efforts to counter global adversaries like Russia and China.