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Joe Biden Presidency thread *Please read OP - Threadbanned Users Added 4/5/21*
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mcmoustache wrote: »From Mcconnell before he walked it back a bit.
And that was just the other week, this administration was inaugurated months ago. McConnel admitting that he's undergoing a campaign of obstruction evaporates criticism of the WH for not being bipartisan enough.
Psaki is crushing the job BTW, here she is yet again unpacking a loaded bag of bull**** with regard to a Republican proposal to infringe upon the first amendment rights of universities by leveeing tax penalties on them for teaching nebulously classified topics:Q Yes. Senator Tom Cotton says the nation’s wealthiest colleges are indoctrinating young people with what he calls “un-American ideas.” He’s proposing a new tax targeting the largest private endowments. He says it would raise $2 million a year.
I wonder: Does the President believe that our largest — our wealthiest schools are indoctrinating our youth with un-American ideas? And would he support such a tax? Is it a good idea?
MS. PSAKI: Now you’ve intrigued me. What are the un-American ideas that are indoctrinating our youth?
Q The legislation doesn’t lay out the precise —
MS. PSAKI: Oh, he’s not specific about the indoctrination by leaders from universities?
Q Well, he’s been critical, for example, of the 1619 Project. He’s been critical and spoken about critical race theory. He’s — he’s claimed that there’s a liberal bias on campus that targets conservatives — I think would be a way to put it.
MS. PSAKI: What’s he going to do with the money?
Q He wants to use it for programs for — my mind — I’m having a hard time coming up with the word — when you have job training, those sorts of things.
MS. PSAKI: Well, without much detail of where he thinks our youth are being indoctrinated, it sounds very mysterious and dangerous, but — although I don’t think that — I don’t think we would think — we believe that educating the youth and next — the leaders of the — future leaders of the country on systemic racism is indoctrination. That’s actually responsible.
But, I would say, if he’s trying to raise money for something, then our view is there’s lots of ways to do that. We know that a number of corporations hugely benefited financially during the pandemic. They could pay more taxes. We think the highest 1 percent of Americans can pay more taxes. And if he wants to have a conversation about worker training, we’d love to have him over and have that conversation.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2021/05/13/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-may-13-2021/
https://www.mediaite.com/news/watch-jen-psaki-gleefully-picks-apart-tom-cotton-proposal-targeting-un-american-ideas-like-critical-race-theory-and-1619-project/
But the real winner for her so far was this exchange of unpacking a loaded question that turned into a full blown beatdown:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2021/05/13/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-may-13-2021/Q Thanks, Jen. I have questions on a couple of different topics. First, given the number of former Obama administration officials that are now in this Biden administration and the President’s relatively light schedule, there’s a growing perception that this is really just the third term of President Obama. What do you say to people who say that?
MS. PSAKI: Who were saying that? Who’s saying that?
Q You’ve heard that a lot in the media.
MS. PSAKI: Who in the media?
Q Different people.
MS. PSAKI: Like?
Q Well, there was lots of questions about when you had Japanese Prime Minister Suga here on the one and only, so far, in-person bilateral head-of-state meeting. It was Vice President Kamala Harris who greeted the Prime Minister, and many people found that odd. She’s already taking independent, one-on-one calls with key allies, like Prime Minister Morrison and Justin Trudeau. So I just want to get your reaction to people who question that.
MS. PSAKI: Well, it’s hard to react when I don’t know what people you’re talking about. I will say that the President met with the Prime Minister, as you know, and had a full meeting, a full press conference afterwards, and they even shared a meal.
So — and the President has had dozens of conversations and calls with world leaders, and should be no surprise that the Vice President is also playing an important role engaging with and having discussions with foreign leaders.
Q It — it’s more so than other Vice Presidents have.
MS. PSAKI: How so? I’d love to see the data if you want to give me —
Q Well, sure —
MS. PSAKI: — present that to us.
Q I could provide you with that sometime —
MS. PSAKI: Sure.
Q — and would love to get your reaction on it.
MS. PSAKI: Happy — we’d welcome it.
Q Excellent. And then on the coronavirus: It’s a matter of public record that Dr. Fauci and the NIH funded gain-of-function experimentation, research at the Wuhan Lab of Virology. And given the questions about that lab, why would Dr. Fauci and the U.S. fund that kind of experiments, that kind of research at a Chinese lab?
MS. PSAKI: The — I’m sorry. I can’t hear you super well. What was the beginning part of your comment — of your thing — of your question?
Q I said that the NIH and Dr. Fauci had provided funding to the Wuhan Lab of Virology. That’s the lab in question when we talk about the lab-leak theory. And given that gain-of-function research is dicey, why would the U.S. fund that in China? Why would Dr. Fauci?
MS. PSAKI: I’m happy to send you to the NIH about more specifics of what program they funded and more details of that.
Q Now, I do have one more follow-up on that —
MS. PSAKI: Okay.
Q — because the President hasn’t really weighed in. Dr. Fauci is one of the voices who discredit the lab-leak theory, but now there is more officials in the Biden administration — like the Director of National Intelligence, the CIA Director, and now also the NIH Director — who say that this cannot be ruled out, and there is calls for more investigation into it.
Who does the President agree with — Dr. Fauci or the other officials? Does he think this — it was a lab leak?
MS. PSAKI: Well, the President has said, and I’ve said from here many times, that there needs to be a credible, independent investigation through the World Health Organization, and tha- — one that relies on data, relies on participation from China and other countries that may have information. That’s certainly something everybody has called for, and we look forward to that happening.
Q Why hasn’t the President spoken with President Xi about the origins of the coronavirus yet? He said, just a few weeks ago, he hadn’t yet.
MS. PSAKI: I think we have given a readout of his call. And also that the President believes there should be an independent investigation led by health experts, and one where their data is provided — that’s provided transparently to our medical and science experts here in the United States. And we look forward to reviewing that.
We’re going to have to go on. Go ahead. I’m sorry.
Q If that was a lab leak, will the President be committed to (inaudible) —
MS. PSAKI: I’m sorry, Emerald. I think you’ve had plenty of time today.
Q Just one more.
MS. PSAKI: [to other] Go ahead. Go ahead0 -
WhomadeGod wrote: »More importantly to abandon Bipartisanship efforts when the country has never been so divided shows the character of the individual in question and anyone who thinks the same way.
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Utter hysterics from the GQP
https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/1393279120860143628?s=20
Archive footage of Jordan preparing to craft the statement:
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