‘An incredible number of Democrats’ will do ‘anything the president says’ on the debt limit

On Friday’s “AC360” show on CNN, Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) said that while he won’t necessarily vote for the debt ceiling deal that President Joe Biden agrees to , “there are an awful lot of Democrats who are just going to do whatever the president says. And that may be enough to get him over the finish line.

Host John King asked: ‘I know the Democrats think the onus here should be on the Republicans because raising the debt ceiling is – the country should pay its bills, it’s been done, most time, in the past, everyone just agrees to do it. , then you fight for these expenses in the budget. But with a president up for re-election who doesn’t want upheaval in the American economy, does the president have enough juice, enough loyalty among the Democrats, if there’s things you don’t like no, if he picks up the phone and says, I need you to vote for this, would you?

Moulton replied, “Look, the president has a lot of loyalty in this party. I will always vote on what I think is right. It’s my principle. But there are an awful lot of Democrats who will just do whatever the president says. And that may be enough to get him over the finish line.