Haberman: McCarthy’s Hands Are Fairly Tied From Working with Dems on Debt Limit

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HABERMAN: “That world is not obvious right now, Wolf. I think it’s possible as we get closer down the road to potentially disastrous consequences that his hand is forced. But given the concessions that he made with these Republican hardliners in his own conference in order to become speaker, it’s hard to see that happening. And what we heard him say today does not suggest that. Now, does he end up getting squeezed by the Senate in some fashion or another? That’s certainly possible. The other problem for McCarthy, Wolf, is that any one member can call for a vote, a snap vote to get rid of him as the speaker. So, his hands are fairly tied. And as bad as — as Phil said, there have been so many of these rough negotiations over the last 12 years about the debt ceiling, I can’t remember one that was like this.”