White House applauds conservatives who criticize Biden’s student loan forgiveness by reminding them of their own loans
After announcing his student debt cancellation policy that would forgive student debt of up to $20,000 on Wednesday, President Joe Biden received some backlash from critics. player. But the White House responded with its own heat.
The White House Twitter the account reminds Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), a frequent critic of Biden, that she has been a recipient of the Paycheck Protection Program established by former President Donald Trump during the pandemic to help small businesses.
“Congressman Marjorie Taylor Greene has $183,504 in forgivable PPP loans,” it wrote above a clip by Greene in an interview with Newsmax.
In the clip, Greene says the new debt forgiveness policy is unfair to taxpayers, who will have to pay off their debt — and that it’s part of the administration’s agenda to win votes this month. 11, ironically saying that the timing is purely random.
In additional posts on Twitter On Thursday, the White House called on Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL), who was told, with more than $2.3 million in PPP loans, to be forgiven; Representative Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), who was told, has been forgiven more than $1.4 million in PPP loans; Representative Kevin Hern (R-OK), who was told, has been forgiven more than $1 million in PPP loans; and Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL), who said, were forgiven $482,321 in PPP loans.
Every Republican to whom the White House blasted has criticized Biden’s student loan forgiveness.
President Joe Biden also had his own reaction when Republicans criticized and mocked his plan to forgive student debt.
“I will never apologize for helping America’s middle class – especially not those who voted for $2 trillion in tax cuts for the rich and giant corporations. has increased the deficit,” I wrote on Twitter on Thursday.
Biden’s tweet echoes his speech from Wednesday after announcing its student loan cancellation policy.
He has based some of his presidential campaigns on the possibility of student loan forgiveness, and passed a plan that could be helpful for Democrats ahead of the November midterm elections. loans, like the previous Inflation Reduction Act that tackled climate change and health care, are giving Biden some policy wins.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Twitter speak Biden’s student loan cancellation is an “extremely fair redistribution of wealth to high-income individuals,” with no comment on the policy’s income-based limits.
“Democrats student loan socialism is a slap in the face to working Americans who have made sacrifices to pay off debt or choose different careers to avoid debt,” he said in a statement. statement posted on its website.
Senator Ted Cruz called the policy insane and illegal.
“We have the highest inflation in 40 years / the highest gas prices ever, but Biden wants to spend more at the expense of hardworking Americans,” he said. Written on Twitter. “The middle class will be stuck with the bill – that is transferring debt. This is just a Hail Mary before midterms. “
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