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Biden’s Claiming to be ‘Blindsided’ by Manchin Killing His Bill.
Oh. Really?
Well, as many of us on the left saw coming before negotiations concerning the reconciliation bill even began, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin has taken it upon himself to go on FOX News on Sunday, and kill it. After months of supposedly good faith, long negotiations, Manchin declared that he’s done, and would vote no.
Evidently, the White House is reeling.
John Bowden with The Independent writes:
“The White House has attacked Democratic senator Joe Manchin after he blindsided the Biden administration with an announcement on Sunday that he would oppose the Build Back Better Act, the president’s signature legislation…The White House apparently had not been given any prior warning of Mr Manchin’s remarks, one Democrat anonymously told Politico.
“Manchin didn’t have the courage to call the White House or Democratic leadership himself ahead of time,” the source reportedly said.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki excoriated Mr Manchin, a sharp departure from the diplomatic tone she has previously taken at her daily press briefings in which she has declined to speak about the senator’s thoughts and offers to the White House in terms of what he could vote for.
