Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) blamed her state's governor, Ron DeSantis (R), for the way the debt ceiling vote played out in Congress.

MSNBC's Politics Nation host Al Sharpton asked Wasserman-Schultz what, if any, influence the Republican candidates for the party's presidential nomination had on the debt ceiling negotiations. Congress ultimately voted to raise the debt limit and kept non-defense spending at 2023 levels. As Wasserman-Schultz answered, she implied that DeSantis and Haley were at the negotiating table, despite not being in Congress.

GOOD COP, BAD COP: HOW GOP NEGOTIATORS HANDLED DEBT CEILING TALKS

"The nerve of MAGA extremism like DeSantis and Nikki Haley and Tim Scott — they refused to even put on the table restoring some of the $1.9T tax cuts that were unpaid for, that blew a hole in our deficit on their watch, under Donald Trump," Wasserman-Schultz said.

The Florida representative was previously the Democratic National Committee chair. She has served several different Florida districts in Congress since she was initially elected in 2004.

Florida recently came under fire when the NAACP launched a travel advisory against the state. Wasserman-Schultz expressed her disdain for DeSantis's response to the NAACP, which she called "racist." The governor had said that black kids in states without a travel advisory from the organization "have a better chance of getting shot than getting a first-class education" like they would in Florida.

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER

In 2022, DeSantis's Democratic opponent, Charlie Crist, swept away 86% of the black vote. Florida remains the state with the highest number of black-owned businesses, according to Pew Research Center.