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Surveillance: Kirby on Debt Ceiling

Bloomberg Surveillance

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The President's Message to the World: America Is Back

The president loves to use these moments, like a G7. He reminds the world America is back. If you don't take care of the nation's debt, if you allow the United States to default, virtually nothing else matters in terms of what you're trying to do around the world. I heard comments by analysts that our credibility in the region is suffering because we're not going on two other stops. But the credibility really suffers if we end up being a debtor nation. If we become a deadbeat nation, then our international credibility is standing. Will the president be able to?

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