Fascinating analysis from @SCClemons on how WH staffers undermined @JoeBiden ‘s desires to continue negotiations w/@Sen_JoeManchin
“But then – bang! – the White House released a statement blaming Manchin for the delay… thehill.com/opinion/white-…
“But then – bang! – the White House released a statement blaming Manchin for the delay… thehill.com/opinion/white-…
… It tried to strike a positive tone about the future, but it targeted Manchin specifically and alone.”
“When I saw Manchin’s name in the presidential statement, I knew he would perceive it as a breach of process, a breach of spirit, a breach of Joe and Joe working this out so that politicians from Scranton…could find a way to align with those from Brooklyn and San Francisco.”
“Given the protests that Manchin’s family has experienced at his home, which is a boat in Washington Harbor — with folks harassing him, his wife and grandson by kayak around his boat and the gate to the marina — I knew this presidential statement was personalizing the game.”
Clearly the President was undermined by his staff and comms team— the question is WHY, WHO, and will Biden continue to allow this from his staff?
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