At a meeting with bank and business leaders at the White House, Joe Biden piled the pressure on congressional Republicans to vote for a debt ceiling increase, saying their opposition would take the US ‘right to the brink’. During a meeting with leaders of banks and finance groups, Biden said: ‘Our markets are rattled, Americans' savings are on the line. Our Republican friends need to stop playing Russian roulette with the economy.’ A rift over the debt limit has been growing between corporate America and congressional Republicans traditionally aligned on economic issues
Biden: Republicans playing ‘Russian roulette’ with US economy over debt ceiling – live