Obama: These budget tactics are Republicans "last gasp" in getting rid of ObamaCare

In an interview on CNN’s “New Day” program that aired on Friday, Obama called on Congress to get to work to pass a comprehensive budget when lawmakers return to Washington next month rather than engage in threats to use the nation’s debt ceiling or a federal government shutdown as political leverage.

“Republicans, after having taken 40 votes to try to get rid of Obamacare, see this as their last gasp,” Obama said in the interview, which was taped Thursday night.

“Look, ultimately, the buck stops with me. And so any time we are not moving forward on things that should be simple, I get frustrated,” Obama said, adding that congressional Republicans need “to think less about politics and party and think more about what’s good for the country.”