White House ridiculed after walking back Biden's statement that pandemic is over: 'He is not in charge' | Fox News
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Twitter users expressed confusion and outright mockery after the White House walked back President Biden's assertion that the COVID-19 pandemic is "over."
Biden made his remarks during his interview on CBS' 60 Minutes on Sunday, his first interview with an American TV journalist in over 200 days. When asked about the state of the U.S.'s fight against the pandemic, Biden told CBS correspondent Scott Pelley, "The pandemic is over. We still have a problem with Covid. We're still doing a lot of work on it. It's -- but the pandemic is over."
But according to CNN, an administration official told the outlet that "the President's comments do not mark a change in policy toward the administration's handling of the virus, and there are no plans to lift the Public Health Emergency."
The current emergency status, which had been announced in January 2020, is still extended through Oct. 13.
However, the fact that the White House had to clarify and essentially walk back the president's claims about the state of the pandemic drew scathing criticism from Biden administration critics, who insisted that this tension between Biden and his staffers may be another hint they do his job for him.
"He is not in charge," tweeted The Spectator contributing editor Stephen Miller, who also shared an image of the CNN headline that read, "White House says Covid-19 policy unchanged despite Biden's comments that the 'pandemic is over.'"
In subsequent tweets, Miller added, "It wasn't a gaffe. It wasn't a slip. He said it pretty definitely twice. In the same interview he dared anyone who questioned his mental fitness. Here's the example. Right here."
"Biden reportedly complains that he looks weak. This is why. His own administration undercuts him every time he opens his mouth," he wrote, and then asked, "Is he in charge or not?"
Republican communications figure Matt Whitlock remarked, "Fascinating that the White House walked back Biden's comments on Taiwan and COVID, but decided to let his comments that 'historic inflation is no big deal' stand."
Claremont Institute communications director Nick Short asked "Who/what is?" in response to the notion that Biden isn't in charge of his own administration.
"Hint: it will never be 'over.' they gained too much from lockdowns, mandates, and wealth transfer. They permanently reorganized the country over a virus. You think they would give that up voluntarily? It's not going away," tweeted conservative commentator Logan Hall.
Radio host Derek Hunter mocked Biden, writing, "Didn't Joe say something about just watch him when asked whether or not he has the mental abilities to be President? One interview, at least two walk-backs by staff (so far). #WatchMe"
Abigail Marone, the press secretary for Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., asked, "Who exactly is running the country here?"
"We have a non-president," declared Claremont Institute president Ryan P. Williams.
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The left and the Democrats have put an empty suit in the WH and are all good with it.
No, the big fat empty suit waddled out of the White House on 1/20/21
1. Keep it on topic.
2. If you are going to troll, take it somewhere else.
Why is everyone making fun of Biden's COVID comments on 60 Minutes? The President has science on his side: "“If you notice, no one’s wearing masks. Everybody seems to be in pretty good shape. And so I think it’s changing.” Can't get much more scientific than that.
Any day now, he will end the official pandemic emergency, without an emergency , some 15 million will lose Medicaid coverage; student loan repayment pause ends; and Trump restrictions disappear.
Democrats need the pandemic to hold voters hostage. It is one of the few things they have left.
If the pandemic is over all of those military personnel that were discharged for not getting the shot should be able to return to duty. Those still waiting for their trials and appeals should be free and clear.
After all, Brandon has spoken, "The pandemic is over". The Human Fuck up Machine has spoken, everyone had better listen.
The pandemic may not be officially over, but clearly we are on the tail end:
Amazing how partisans get all ' a-flutter ' over nit-picky details. Now, compare that to a PotUS who (in the midst of a worldwide pandemic) makes uninformed and entirely stupid claims and sets ridiculous expectations for the American people like:
Which of the two is worse?
Exactly, daily deaths here is down to nearly 400 , new daily cases is only 60,000, long covid is about to end and there is no way a new dangerous variant will emerge.
No doubt, whatabout...
Who said that? I did not and neither did the WHO.
I gave you a link showing that the WHO believes that the end of the pandemic is near. That is their reading today. And that is quite different from the WHO saying that they do not know when the pandemic will end.
Is that supposed to be an answer?
The correct and obvious answer is that a PotUS stating that the pandemic is over when the World Health Organization has suggesting we are nearing the end is profoundly different from a PotUS stating in March, 2020 that the pandemic might be over in a month or soon after (among many other ridiculous statements).
One would have to be blinded by partisanship (or Trump sycophancy) to not see that Biden's wishful exaggeration does not even get in the same ballpark as Trump's pure bullshit.
To wit, partisans get all 'a-flutter' over nit-picky nonsense. It is pathetic.
I did.
Yes, I agreed that Trump was worse, Biden can campaign on not being worse than Trump.
And in so doing you implied that I, the WHO, or both hold that no new dangerous variant would emerge and extend the pandemic.
Where?
Why do you think that?
Deflection.
Not buying it.
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Data reported by the CDC doesn't really support that claim. The winter of 2021/22 (last winter) was really, really bad. But we haven't returned to pre-spike levels of 2020 yet. It may be better but it doesn't look like it's close to over.
Here's the graphes if the links don't open.
The graphs suggest the pandemic is closing down. If there would be an indication of a spike or strong rising trend then that would be different. But more importantly, the WHO has offered that it is closing down. My point, if you read it, was that Biden would not be out of line to suggest the pandemic is closing down. He is wrong to imply we are out of the woods but his wishful exaggeration is not far from reality (at this point).
In contrast, you saw my link which lists all sorts of repeated ignorant, irresponsible claims by Trump during the height of the pandemic. There is no comparison between the outrageous claims of Trump and this exaggeration by Biden. Of course, R partisans cannot even see the problems of Trump and dramatically amplify those of Biden.
None, whatabout that Trump.
Of course, D partisans cannot see the problems of Biden and dramatically compare his performance to the low bar Trump set.
Such a witty retort.
Partisans in general have a blindness; some are more blind than others. And of course Biden and Trump will be compared since they are adjacent presidents.
A Trump supporter has no grounds to complain about Biden's wishful exaggeration unless s/he is at the least critical of Trump's repeated ignorant and irresponsible statements.
See:
I'm glad that you enjoyed.
I see said the blind carpenter as he picked up his hammer and saw.
I've never been a Trump supporter.
Not the point. The point is that Trump supporters who are not critical of the repeated, ignorant and irresponsible statements of Trump regarding the end of the pandemic right in the middle of the pandemic have no basis for getting all a-flitter over Biden's statement — especially when we do indeed appear to be nearing the end.
The CDC graphs show that at current fatality rates, we'll see at least another 70,000 deaths over the next year. That's well above rates experienced for other endemic diseases like influenza.
Trump delivered a vaccine. What has Biden done?
More people have been infected and have died under Biden's leadership(?) than did while Trump was in office. And Biden had the advantage of what had been learned before he came to office along with availability of effective vaccines that were developed before Biden came to office.
If you want to make a partisan argument, Biden doesn't win that argument. Biden hasn't earned a ticker-tape parade. The pandemic has been a lot worse while Biden has been office even with the advantages Biden was handed.
It was one of my points, I'm sorry that I failed to make that more clear.
Should Biden supporters get all a-flitter over his statement? When do you expect Biden to officialy end the the pandemic , and eliminate the temporary increase in Medicaid coverage; student loan repayment pause and border restrictions disappear?
Take your complaints and disagreements to the WHO.
We are talking about Biden's statement vs. Trump's statements. I am not going to chase deflections with you.
Your declaration that you are not a Trump supporter is one of your points?? You just made this declaration in response to my point. Get serious.
No.
Biden does not officially end the pandemic. The pandemic is declared over by medical science. Biden will likely take political actions in response to a scientific declaration that we are no longer in a pandemic.
I do not know. You are off on a tangent.
Yes.
I am.
Oh, so he didn't use science, but politics in his declaration.
How so?
Yea right, u r just wasting TiGs' time without a point besides disagreement, as i am vaguely familiar with this tactic. I am fairly adequate at dealing with deflections that i gaslight by illuminating how funny i find them, leaving me laughing till i snort, Strawmen arguments, that suck, the powerpuff girlie arguments, asz not a big fan, more of an AC unit that can vacuum out most, cause they soon find i truly do suck to deal with, especially when playing solitaire while in confinement showing my solid stare coarse due to lack of refinement, but off to the local watering hole to lower the bar, and so far, SO GOOD !
Agreed, it is pointless giving some the courtesy of one's time.
No, you are talking about Biden's statement versus Trump's statement. The seeded article and the topic of discussion is Biden's claim that the pandemic is over.
You brought Trump into the discussion. And Biden doesn't win that argument. At best, the argument demonstrates that Biden isn't that different from Trump. Even the White House disagrees with Biden and has to walk back what Biden claimed.
Your Trump quote doesn't show that Trump claimed the pandemic was over. Trump claimed the pandemic wouldn't last long; a prediction that proved inaccurate. Biden isn't predicting anything. Biden is claiming the pandemic is over now. So, the attempt to use a comparison to encourage people to chase chickens isn't even objectively valid.
I delivered a link with many Trump quotes. The one I listed as an example has Trump claiming the pandemic would be over in a month. On March 31, 2020, Trump set a time scale for the end of the pandemic that would be measured in weeks. That is plain as day if one is capable of processing the English language.
sure it is, to people that have caught chickens, sometimes with epoxy, cause chicken epoxy is like sole food that gets stuck on the tongue of your shoe and sorfta tastes like glue, and after huffin & puffin, you don't feel brand new like glue, as stuck in a rut N ready to bid the fine peeople an unbalanced check book filled, with what would be adue, And by the way, a hen weigh about 5 lbs. and a Hemmingway has swordid swordfish fights with peace keepers that hang in groupers, gettin hooked to the big mouth bass fisherman fishing with treble hooks a tempting to catch the fresh catch, of the day and now people are hooked, cause he snags them that way as spells are cast irony all in the cast iron non ferrous wheels of confusion beyond this illusion there is not reality proven, so one just keeps movin and groovin, to the music, on the radio flyer
Your "But Trruuuummmmmppppp!!!!!!!" BS is beyond sickening. In no way does anything Trump did or didn't do excuse Brandon the Human Fuck Up Machine.
Screaming But Trruuummmmmpppppp!!!!!!!" Louder and louder with each successive comment doesn't prove your point; only that you refuse to hold Brandon to any damn standards.
Remember this fucking masterpiece from Brandon?
Or how about this one?
So why is Brandon the Human Fuck Up Machine still in office? Either he should resign; or Democrats should remove him. He hasn't ended Covid- even though he said he did. He is responsible for far more Covid deaths than Trump; and that number continues to climb. Nothing his administration, the CDC, or flip flop Fauci has done is working.
"But Trruuummmmppppp!!!!!!" get the fuck over it already.
Whenever a Trump supporter cannot deal with the hypocrisy of their criticizing Biden and giving Trump a pass for even worse offenses, they cry 'but Trump' when the obvious rebuttal is offered.
Get an argument instead of whining.
Trump issued multiple statements during the heart of the pandemic setting the expectation that it will end soon. You give him a pass for that. Biden, near the end of the pandemic per the WHO, jumps the gun on its end and you have a hissy fit.
Your 'argument' and emotional rhetoric is pathetic.
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He was at a car show! There were shiny things! How could he be expected to answer a question correctly?
-Possibly the worst excuse ever offered by a press secretary.
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