This is not normal. Seriously, Joe barely took questions during the campaign. Since taking office, he has taken fewer and fewer questions from reporters, usually walking away as of late. And now
Report: WH Staff Veto Joe Biden, Keep Him from Taking Democrat Lawmakers’ Questions
President Joe Biden’s staff members prevented the president from taking questions during a Democrat caucus meeting on Capitol Hill, amid high-stakes negotiations that have imperiled his multi-trillion-dollar agenda and exasperated the schism between the party’s corporatist and socialist factions.
Politico reporter Sarah Ferris said Biden offered to take questions from Democrat lawmakers upon concluding his remarks, but his staff members “jumped in.â€
“He didn’t take any questions,†she said.
Sources told Ferris and a second Politico reporter, Heather Caygle, that Biden discussed a topline range between $1.9 trillion and $2.3 trillion in spending.
“Even a smaller bill can make historic investments,†the president reportedly told Democrats, saying that the infrastructure bill “ain’t going to happen until we reach an agreement on the next piece of legislation.â€
Joe was talking to fellow elected Democrats, including the leadership, in a closed door meeting, and his staff would still not let him take questions. Remember this?
IN THE OVAL OFFICE… @POTUS Biden and British PM @BorisJohnson meet to discuss pandemic, trade and other issues. Johnson took 3 questions. White House aides shouted down U.S. attempts to ask questions. I asked Biden about southern border and we couldn’t decipher what he said. pic.twitter.com/A86kgdfsuc
— Ed O'Keefe (@edokeefe) September 21, 2021
It’s normal for Joe to not take questions, but, it’s becoming more and more prevalent for him to not take them, and for his people to stop anyone from asking him questions. Something is wrong with him.
Meanwhile
Many breathed a sigh of relief when President Biden was elected, not for policy but for a reunification of the country after four years of tumult and fiery division under President Trump. But eight months into the new presidency, America’s deep disunity might not be letting up.
A new poll has revealed that political divisions run so deep in the US that over half of Trump voters want red states to secede from the union, and 41% of Biden voters want blue states to split off.
According to the analysis from the University of Virginia‘s Center for Politics, 52% of Trump voters at least somewhat agree with the statement: ‘The situation is such that I would favor [Blue/Red] states seceding from the union to form their own separate country.’ Twenty-five percent of Trump voters strongly agree.
I’m actually surprised that the numbers are so low. I would have expected them to be higher. And, lest any Dems caterwaul, remember, they were talking about succession while Bush43 and Trump were president. But, this is getting a lot more serious. It’s moved from the realm of conspiracy theory to “there’s no reconciliation, we are just too different.” During lockdown I read a serious of zombie books (love a good zombie book) by BD Lutz called The Divided America Zombie Apocalypse. The background was America going through what was called The Big Split, leading to Blue States United (BSU) and Right America (RAM). Kinda hit home. Good series. Liberals won’t like it, but, Lutz doesn’t overdo the politics, which would distract from the storyline. It does seem possible now, though. Not the zombies, but, the split.
