Biden calls on GOP to move from ‘extreme positions’ in debt talks

President Biden on Sunday called on Republican lawmakers to compromise in ongoing budget and debt ceiling talks, warning that their current position is too extreme and cannot pass a narrowly divided Congress.

Biden spoke to reporters from Hiroshima, Japan where he has been attending the Group of Seven (G7) Summit, and warned that he would not accept Republicans’ existing proposals as the U.S. inches closer to the risk of default.