Feb. 1, 2023: Why you shouldn't expect much from the Biden-McCarthy summit

The Playbook Podcast

POLITICO

Daily News, Politics, Government, News

4.2 • 614 Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

President Joe Biden and Rep. Kevin McCarthy are scheduled to meet today in the Oval Office at 3:15 p.m. Keep your expectations in check. “Boring,” a top White House official said, when we asked about the first one-on-one session between the president and new House speaker. “First meeting of a hundred to follow.” McCarthy has set a similarly low bar. “I think the first thing he should do,” McCarthy told reporters on Tuesday, “especially as president of the United States, is say he’s willing to sit down and find a common ground and negotiate together.” The White House released a memo setting its own limited priorities for the meeting, saying Biden will pose two questions to McCarthy today: “Will the Speaker commit to the bedrock principle that the United States will never default on its financial obligations…?” “When will Speaker McCarthy and House Republicans release their Budget?” Playbook co-author Rachael Bade stops by to explain what she'll be watching for when Biden and McCarthy meet later today. Subscribe to the POLITICO Playbook newsletter Raghu Manavalan is the host and senior editor of POLITICO's Playbook Daily Briefing.Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	presented by the American Petroleum Institute.
0:04.4	Hey there, playbook listeners.
0:06.7	I'm Ragu Mnobo Mavalin.
0:08.1	The 2024 race starts to heat up, plus President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin
0:13.5	McCarthy meet in the Oval Office today.
0:16.3	Here are the big things we're watching on Wednesday, February 1st.
0:21.8	The Post-In-C Courier report that former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley will formally
0:27.6	announce she's running for president. According to an invitation soon, going out to her backers,
0:33.6	Haley's advertised special announcement will come February 15th at the shed at the Charleston Visitor Center,
0:40.2	a downtown gathering spot that could draw hundreds of supporters into the heart of the city's tourism district.
0:46.5	The confirmation she is entering the race came January 31st from a member of Haley's Inner Circle.
0:53.5	And Politico's Jordan Carney reports,
0:56.2	Republicans will start laying the groundwork on two tracks this week to potentially impeach
1:01.5	DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the border, a historically rare
1:07.6	step that hasn't been used against a cabinet member since 1876.
1:15.6	The main event today, President Joe Biden meets with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at the White House.
1:21.7	Don't expect any breakthroughs when it comes to the debt ceiling.
1:24.7	We're likely a few months out from anything happening there.
1:27.9	What you want to look for today? It's classic politics, framing and messaging. Playbook co-author
1:33.2	Rachel Bade is here to break it down. Rachel, how's it going? Good morning, Rugo. So McCarthy
1:39.2	and House Republicans are calling it a win that this meeting is happening at all and shows that Biden is willing to what they claim negotiate on the debt ceiling.
1:48.0	What is McCarthy looking for here?
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from POLITICO, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of POLITICO and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.