Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday slammed the bipartisan debt ceiling deal, saying the country was still “careening towards bankruptcy.”
“Prior to this deal, our country was careening towards bankruptcy, and after this deal, our country will still be careening towards bankruptcy, and to say you can do 4 trillion of increases in the next year and a half, I mean, that’s a massive amount of spending,” DeSantis, who recently announced his 2024 presidential bid, said on “Fox & Friends.”
DeSantis’ comments come as the White House and Republican congressional leaders reached a tentative deal late Saturday to raise the nation’s debt ceiling, narrowly averting a default just days before the projected June 5 deadline. President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy must now work to get the needed support from their respective parties in Congress.