As the 2020 US Presidential election approaches, Joe Biden’s campaign has been hit with a series of controversies. In one case, Biden was caught on camera promising to “make America great again”, only for his staff to backtrack and say he means better than ever.
The “biden vaccine mandate” is a promise that Joe Biden has made in the past, but it was never fulfilled. Now, he is running for president and he will not be able to fulfill this promise if he gets elected.
On Friday, President Joe Biden delivered a speech to the United States Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C.
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It’s never simple to decipher the underlying meaning of a Joe Biden remark. In a video conference with Democrats on Thursday, though, the president looked to be putting a fresh excuse for his unmet pledges to the test: They weren’t true pledges at all!
After Wednesday’s White House press briefing, it was evident that a fresh explanation was required. In response to questioning from reporters, a Journal editorial described Mr. Biden’s assessment of his first year in office:
He didn’t overpromise the people on what he could do, he said. He considers himself to have “outperformed” and made “enormous development.” Americans are just unaware of his achievements. He made “no apologies” for the Afghan disaster. The supply chain, not Washington’s bad policies, is to blame for the inflation Americans are experiencing at their grocery shops and petrol stations. Is he happy with the government’s handling of Covid-19? “I’m pleased, yes.” “I believe we’ve done a fantastic job,” he remarked. He said that the White House might “have acted a month sooner” on testing, but that “with everything else that was going on, I don’t consider it as a measure of incompetence.” Here’s where the money doesn’t end.
One year after Vice President Joe Biden’s inauguration, the media is looking back on how well he’s fulfilled his promises. Even sympathetic news organizations like Politifact are uncovering a plethora of unmet promises. This might explain why, in a video chat with Democrats on Thursday, Mr. Biden sought a new approach to characterize his gloomy first year in office:
Even with all of our achievement, we recognize that this is still a difficult moment for Americans. COVID-19 has worn individuals down over the last two years. Inflation is also wreaking havoc on people’s wallets. Well, we’ve got answers for that, too. We have — we have proposed solutions to the problems we confront. And here is where we differ from the Republican Party. I was in a press conference the other day for a couple of hours, and I was asked the same question I used to be asked: “Well, you promised.” No, I was the one who proposed. I enjoy it because I’m aware of how things have changed. When you say anything in a campaign, you’re promising to follow through. I — you know, in the United States Senate, we have around 50 presidents. A single individual may have a significant impact on the result of an election. However, the Democratic Party is united; 48 of the 50 Democrats vote with me on every issue. And the other two agree with me on 80% of the time. So, ask yourself — we all know what we’re here for, but think about it. I was wondering the other day about what Republicans are for.
The usual amount of Bidenian incoherence makes it difficult to draw clear judgments about what the president was attempting to communicate. But it definitely sounds like a politician backing away from campaign promises, bemoaning the fact that people now want them to be maintained, and then blaming lawmakers for failing to follow through on his behalf.
Criticizing lawmakers in the context of Covid and inflation is especially irrational, considering that Democrats in the House and Senate supported the almost $2 trillion plan that Mr. Biden requested to handle the first issue, and which is at least partially responsible for the second.
However, don’t be shocked if some variation of the proposals-not-promises mantra becomes a regular talking point in the White House. Every swamp creature understands that even a lousy attempt to deflect blame is preferable than taking responsibility. That is a guarantee.
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Outside the Swamp, in the meanwhile
Strategas Research’s Dan Clifton presents an optimistic story on a group of individuals who are taking responsibility for maintaining promises and fixing problems:
In January, 16 of the 22 governors that gave a State of the State speech suggested additional tax cuts, with three major trends: 1) Flat income taxes; 2) Reduced marginal income tax rates; and 3) Gas and food tax cuts to combat inflation.
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“The Cost: Trump, China, and American Revival” is co-authored by James Freeman.
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