Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) dismissed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) accusation that he holds undue influence over Democrats in debt ceiling talks.

In an appearance on MSNBC's “Velshi,” Sanders denied that he had much of any sway over debt ceiling talks, but added that it would be a good thing if he did.

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“Well, I doubt that very much,” Sanders responded when asked by host Ali Velshi whether McCarthy's accusation that debt ceiling negotiations had broken down because of him.

“But to the degree that the White House says to these Republicans, ‘Stop your hypocrisy. Stop defending the billionaire class from paying their fair share of taxes while you want to cut programs that the elderly, the children, the sick, and the poor need,’ if I have any role — if progressives have any role in that, that’s great,” he added.

Over the weekend, McCarthy blamed Sanders for causing Biden to pull back on negotiations, saying that a Friday press conference held by the Vermont Senator, along with other Senate progressives, was the reason for the breakdown.

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"He really wags the dog," McCarthy told Fox News host Maria Bartiromo when asked if Sanders was the one leading the shift in the White House's debt ceiling negotiations. "I mean, when Bernie Sanders or AOC says something, the White House shifts the other way."

On Friday, Sanders said that agreeing to Republican demands for spending cuts would cause "incalculable harm to the American people."