During the State of the Union, President Biden accused the GOP of wanting to cut Medicare and Social Security, which led to Republicans, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, shouting "liar" in response.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called Biden a liar after he accused the GOP of wanting to cut Medicare and Social Security.
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GOP lawmakers had previously been considering cuts to these programs in debt limit negotiations.
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McCarthy stated that cuts to Medicare and Social Security are "off the table."
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During the State of the Union, Biden suggested that the GOP would end Medicare or Social Security, leading to outrage from Republicans.
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Biden was referring to a pre-midterm plan by Republican Sen. Rick Scott that called for all federal laws to sunset within 5 years.
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Biden argued that Scott's plan was indicative of the broader GOP's views, but he later tried to clarify that it was a limited view within the party.
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The president was defiant in the face of the outburst and said the two sides had found "unanimity" on not touching the programs.
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Potentially cuts to Medicare and Social Security have surrounded the debate to raise the debt ceiling.
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Urging to exclude Medicare and Social Security from debt limit talks, Democratic lawmakers and Trump warned the need to raise debt limit before government runs out of funds (warned by Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen).