Boehner on what will happen if there is no deal: “I Don’t Know…”

Beohner went live tonight on Bret Baier’s 6pm show to talk about the debt ceiling negotiations. I didn’t catch all of it but the part that sticks out to me is in the title. Baier asked Boehner directly what will happen if there is no deal reached by August 2nd. Boehner sits silent for a couple of seconds, just short of an awkward pause, and then says “I don’t know…that’s how serious this is.”

Since it happened today I wanted to get it in front of you. Here’s the full interview:


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