Press flattery backfire in Biden newser. Reporter tells Biden: 'The perception of you that got you elected--as a moral, decent man--is the reason why a lot of immigrants are coming to this country and entrusting you with unaccompanied minors.' 1/4 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/byron-…
How nice! First-class flattery. But Biden rejected it, because it conflicted with his (false) explanation of border crisis. Instead, he repeatedly claimed border influx was nothing new, had happened same way over and over in past... 2/4 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/byron-…
That allowed Biden to claim that current influx has nothing to do with him or his policies. It's the weather! It's conditions in the home countries! It's not because of anything I've done! 3/4 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/byron-…
But all that required Biden to stiff-arm some serious flattery -- you're such a moral, decent man -- from a press that appears unconcerned about its reputation for obsequiousness. Link: An embarrassing day for the White House press corps. 4/4 End washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/byron-…
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
