McConnell said "Democrats shouldn't play Russian roulette" with the economy as his party refuses to help avert a default.
"Step up and raise the debt ceiling and cover all that you've been engaged in all year long," he told reporters.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says Democrats are playing a dangerous game by not raising the debt ceiling to avoid a default on the US's bills, even though it's one he started.
"My advice to this Democratic government, the president, the House and Senate: don't play Russian roulette with our economy," he said at a Wednesday press conference.
McConnell isn't budging from his refusal to renew the nation's ability to pay its bills, known as the debt ceiling.
"If Mitch McConnell wants to say Democrats shouldn't play Russian roulette with the economy, why is he the one that loaded the gun in the first place?" »