The U.S. government responds for the first time to the "kill line dilemma"

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21/01/2026
On January 20th, local time, U.S. Treasury Secretary Besent held a public event at the World Economic Forum annual meeting. Tan Zhu asked Besent about his views on the "debt ceiling" at the scene, and the U.S. Treasury Secretary said, "The debt ceiling is the responsibility of the previous government."