White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre got into a tussle with a reporter on Thursday, appearing visibility frustrated when pressed on President Biden's responsibilities pertaining to the process of agreeing on a budget with Congress.

During the daily White House press briefing, Jean-Pierre cut off NBC News' Kristen Welker, as the latter suggested Biden was putting the nation's financial health at risk by dragging out the budget process after Republicans announced their proposals to coincide with raising the debt limit.

"It's not the President that's risking this," Jean-Pierre said, appearing angry. Welker attempted to speak but Jean-Pierre raised her voice. "No. It is Congress that is risking this," she said. 

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"These political stunts that you're seeing from Speaker McCarthy and the MAGA wing – this is dangerous. These are political stunts that will have long-lasting effects, as you just laid out," she said. 

Jean-Pierre repeated her often used line of calling on Republicans to bring legislation to the floor to raise the debt ceiling and prevent the nation from defaulting, but adding it was not a negotiation and shouldn;t be done with conditions.

"But doesn't everyone bear responsibility, including – and especially – the president?" Welker asked.

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"The responsibility to make sure that we do not default? It sits in the hands of Congress. And right now it is Speaker McCarthy and the MAGA wing … of the Republican conference. It is up to them to get this done. They are wasting time. And I've already laid out what they did propose, how much that's going to hurt American families who are trying to make ends meet," Jean-Pierre responded.

Welker cited one of Biden's own one-liners concerning the budget, telling Jean-Pierre, "The president said, show me your budget. He didn't say show me a budget that I agree with." She attempted to continue but was again interrupted by Jean-Pierre.

"Well you have to finish – You have to finish the statement. He said – Well, you have to finish what he said," she said as Welker continued trying to ask a question. "The statement that he made – his quote is, show me your budget, and I'll show you what you value. That's what the president said. And by looking at this blueprint, by looking at the plan, they are certainly showing us their value."

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"I guess the question is, isn't the ball the president's court?" Welker asked.

"I already answered the question, Kristen, many, many times," Jean-Pierre said. "This is a constitutional duty that Congress has, and Speaker McCarthy is playing games. He is wasting the time of the American people. This is a political stunt, and he has to act. He has to act. And what he showed us yesterday – he aligned himself with the MAGA wing of the party."

House Republicans have indicated they will have a debt limit bill ready next week, but the details are still unclear. McCarthy revealed on Monday that the legislation will aim to lift the debt ceiling for a year while also capping discretionary spending at fiscal year 2022 levels.

Fox News' Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.

Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh has become a notable jailhouse figure who plays checkers and cards with other inmates – but steers clear of the convicted sex offenders in his unit, according to his attorney.

"When he came in, he obviously had a lot of notoriety and was a celebrity of sorts, but he gets along with everybody in the pod," Jim Griffin told Fox News Digital of Murdaugh's new home at McCormick Correctional Institution in South Carolina.

Murdaugh, 54, is behind bars in the protective custody wing of the maximum security prison, which houses about 28 inmates who are considered potential targets – including child abusers and former law enforcement officers.

"He has a small group he interacts with regularly," Griffin said. Murdaugh, he added, avoids the "significant number" of inmates in the small unit who were "convicted of some pretty horrendous sex crimes." 

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Murdaugh was sentenced to two life terms last month for fatally shooting his wife, Maggie, 52, and his son, Paul, 22, in June 2021 in an attempt to cover up his alleged financial malfeasance. He arrived at McCormick from Kirkland Correctional Institution March 31. 

The inmates, who each have their own cell, are allowed in the communal area of the pod from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – when they pass the time playing checkers, cards and watching TV, Griffin said. 

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There is also a small courtyard for fresh air, and they each have a tablet that can be used for phone calls, emails and limited internet access.

Murdaugh appears to have plenty of fans on the outside. Strangers have contributed about $1,000 to his commissary, and he has received more than 90 letters from 28 states and several countries mostly expressing support, Griffin told Fox News Digital.

However, he may face potential trouble inside the prison walls. Corrections officials told Griffin that some inmates had posted menacing TikTok videos using contraband cellphones threatening physical harm to Murdaugh if they see him in the yard.

The attorney added that he was not sure what Murdaugh and the other inmates watch on TV at McCormick, but at Kirkland, there was a clear favorite.

"I've learned that a lot of inmates watch CourtTV. It's their channel," he said.

In fact, at Kirkland, Murdaugh was "surprised by the extensive coverage of his case" on the show after his trial had ended.

Griffin met with Murdaugh, who he recalled was wearing a yellow prison-issue jumpsuit, on April 11 in a private room to discuss his appeal of his murder convictions. 

"Alex has stayed positive and when I met him he was in a good mood," Griffin said. 

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Murdaugh told him that the guards have all been courteous and professional – but he would prefer to be in the prison's general population.

The South Carolina Department of Corrections made the protective custody decision, but the designation will be reviewed in 90 days. In protective custody, Murdaugh cannot take advantage of the facility's programs, which include producing upholstered furniture and powder coating metal products at the prison's own factory.

Murdaugh has yet to have visitation privileges, but he writes his friends and family, including his living son Buster.

He does not call for fear the recordings of the conversations will be released to the press, as they were when he was housed at Richland County Detention Center.

"I talked to Alex yesterday, and he asked me to call Buster, and if Buster has something he wants his dad to know, I relay it," Griffin said.