Biden speaks about ‘extreme Republican shutdown’ in new video

President Joe Biden has released a video message warning against a government shutdown.

While the White House and Congress will have to agree on funding priorities in order to keep the government running, Biden seems to be working to place the blame on the GOP.

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“In just about a week, we could be facing a government shutdown if Republicans in the House of Representatives don’t do their job,” Biden says in the 90-second clip. “There’s no reason for us to be in this position.”

The president then points back to the debt ceiling deal struck over the summer, calling it a sensible agreement that will cut the federal deficit by more than $1 trillion over the next decade. That reference is to a relative cut, however, and not to an absolute reduction in the national debt.

He then warns that the government could shut down if the agreement isn’t honored.

“There’s a small group of extreme House Republicans who don’t want to live up to that deal,” Biden said. “So they’re determined to shut down the government. Shut it down now, and it makes no sense. I’m prepared to do my part.”

Biden calls on moderate GOPers to stand up to “extremists” in the party so that the government remains open and then says that military members would be among those who suffer if a shutdown occurs.

Changing topics slightly, Biden then lashes out at Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), who has been holding up military promotions over a Pentagon policy that provides paid time off and covers travel expenses for military members and dependents seeking an abortion.

“Republicans in the United States Senate have failed to stand up to one of their own senators, who for months has stood in the way of military promotions,” Biden says.

As with the debt ceiling, the current budget battle is also a messaging battle between Democrats and Republicans, with both parties looking to place the blame on the other. But polling says that most voters see it as a mix of both.

According to a Morning Consult poll, a 46% plurality see the matter as being the fault of disagreements between Republicans and Democrats.

Just 20% of voters said the stalled talks over government funding were due to Republican infighting, and 11% said they were due to Democratic infighting. Among Republicans (60%), independents (44%), and Democrats (36%), at least a plurality say the risk of a government shutdown is because of a failure by both parties to come to an agreement.

Among voters who say they have heard a lot about a shutdown, 41% say it is because of Republican infighting, while 34% say it is because of interparty fighting, and 21% say it is because of Democratic infighting.

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The best-case scenario is for a shutdown to simply be avoided, which is what Biden calls for at the end of his remarks.

“Funding the government is one of the most basic responsibilities of the Congress,” he says. “It’s time for these Republicans in the House to start doing their job doing the job America elected to do. Let’s get it done.”