Coons: Default would confirm Chinese leader’s assessment that US political system is broken

The Hill ^ | 05/21/2023 | Julia Mueller

[ChicagoConservative27]

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Saturday said default would confirm Chinese President Xi Jinping’s assessment of a broken U.S. political system, as the White House and Congress negotiate over the debt ceiling amid the possibility of default.

“The single worst thing we could do is default. It would confirm Xi Jinping’s assessment that we have a flawed and broken political system, that we can’t solve our most basic challenges, and it would weaken us in the eyes of the rest of the world,” Coons said on MSNBC’s “Velshi.”

[ChicagoConservative27]

I guess Coon doesn't want to upset his master...

[Leep]

Mission accomplished.

[JonPreston]

Isn’t Coons the guy who offered up his daughter to The Sniffer?

[JoSixChip]

Well, it is broken.

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

--- "Default would confirm Chinese leader's assessment that US political system is broken"

Imagine that. The broken clock is still correct twice a day.

[ChicagoConservative27]

Yes

[Dilbert San Diego]

Why do we give a (fill in the blank) what President XI thinks of our “broken political system”?

We are concerned about the opinion of a good communist such as Xi about our “broken” system? He presides over a totalitarian regime, in which he and his boys rule by decree. This is the guy who is going to tell us what is wrong with our system? Really????

[cockroach_magoo]

"it would weaken us in the eyes of the rest of the world"

Chris Coons put evil smile on face of Chinese leader.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Well, it is broken.

Indeed. Xi Jinping must have a crystal ball.

</sarcasm>

[PIF]

Default would confirm the American people’s and the Chinese leader’s assessment that US political system is broken

[JBW1949]

“...weaken us in the eyes of the rest of the world...”

Biden and the rest of you liberal communists have already done that mny times over...POS!!!!!

[sauropod]

He helped the collapse along.

/spit

[mac_truck]

As if election rigging and political prosecutions haven’t done that already

[Thank You Rush]

“”Well, it is broken.””

It certainly is - why should we care if the Chinese know it? He should be more concerned that the American voter doesn’t realize it!!!!

[adorno]

Coons: Default would confirm Chinese leader’s assessment that US political system is broken

I suppose Coons would agree with the Chinese leader's position that, one party rule under communism is superior to out political system.

Communists always reveal themselves, sooner or later.

[Trumpisourlastchance]

America is 10 times bankrupt. Headed to 11. Avoiding a default (by printing more fiat) won’t change the nation’s fate, which is already set in stone.

[Trumpisourlastchance]

We effectively have one uni-party rule in the US. Have you not been watching the last 30 years?

[CatOwner]

The American public by and large is hell-bent on being slaves. Might as well make it official.

[Gay State Conservative]

Well,the Chicoms are well aware that they own The Big Guy...and other members of the Rat Party.

[FoxInSocks]

as the White House and Congress negotiate over the debt ceiling

The problem is actually that there have been no negotiations. Instead, Biden is using the Chinese method of authoritarianism of ruling by decree and without compromising with anyone. That's the failure.