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Politician is gathering behind President Bidensuggesting that legislative progress may turn around his struggling presidency.
In a report titled “Biden enters the always closed phase of his first term,” Politico marveled that “somehow, somehow, Joe Biden is back in the game.”
“After enduring a brutal year dominated by economic distress, legislative setbacks and plummeting approval ratings, the president is suddenly on the brink of a change that the White House believes could save his summer and alter the trajectory of his career.” of his presidency,” Politico wrote Thursday.
The report highlighted the surprise deal in a climate and tax bill which was struck between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y. and Sen. Joe Manchin, DW.V., who has long been accused by the progressive base of stalling Biden’s agenda.
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Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks at a news conference outside his office on Capitol Hill on October 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Manchin spoke about the debt limit and the infrastructure bill.
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“With a deal in hand, the White House is now expected to play a larger role in convincing a handful of remaining Democrats to pull off the victory against them,” Politico wrote.
While there is new optimism among Democrats in DC, it remains unknown whether the bill will make it to the president’s desk, as it will need the endorsement of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, who has so far remained mum on her support for. for the massive spending bill.
However, buried in paragraph 26 of the Politico report was the mention that the US economy suffered consecutive consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth, which has long been an indicator of a recession.
Additionally, Biden has taken a beating in the polls, averaging just 38% approval among Americans according to RealClearPolitics, and recent polls show most Democrats don’t want him to seek re-election in 2024.
The president has also been hot on his heels as inflation and high gas prices continue to take a toll on American households, the lingering COVID pandemic, a rise in monkeypox, the immigration crisis at the border south and the federal investigations of his son, hunter biden.
Politico boasted that President Biden is “back in the game” on the same day the US economy entered a recession.
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Critics criticized Politico for offering such an optimistic spin on behalf of the embattled president.
“The day the nation enters a recession, on top of rising inflation under the president’s watch, well, you just can’t buy coverage like this,” reacted Washington Examiner correspondent and Fox News contributor Byron York.
“Did anyone over there get some money or a big promotion for this? I mean…huh???? Come out backwards! Walk into the light!” exclaimed Redstate Deputy Managing Editor Kira Davis.
Steve Guest, an adviser to Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, scolded Politico, saying, “This is not journalism. This is partisan cheerleading.”
US President Joe Biden speaks during an event to celebrate the passage of the “Safer Communities Act” on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, the United States, on July 11, 2022.
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“Three reporters at the signing of this story that could have been written by Ron Klain alone,” tweeted Washington Free Beacon reporter Chuck Ross, referring to the White House chief of staff.
“Guys…it looked like someone had hacked Politico and replaced their usually sharp coverage with this parody article. SMH,” attorney Harmeet Dhillon told the outlet.
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“The ‘Joe Biden is finally changing’ stories are the Democratic president’s version of ‘the walls are finally closing in on Trump,'” conservative commentator Zachary Faria wrote.
“Yeah, why do Republicans choose not to talk to these people anymore? There’s a big mystery there,” joked Versus Media podcast host Stephen L. Miller.