Posted on 03/23/2020 7:25:26 AM PDT by yardboyd
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden plans to begin live-streaming his own briefings on the coronavirus Monday, attempting to keep his Democratic presidential run relevant while the deadly virus sidelines his campaign.
He told donors in tele-fundraiser Sunday that it is time for Americans to come together in the face of a crisis, and he slammed President Trump and Republican lawmakers for botching economic rescue legislation.
“This is a time for this nation to come together because, folks, we’re all in this together. This virus doesn’t care whether you’re a Democrat or Republican,” Mr. Biden, who is hunkered down at his home in Delaware, told the 72 donors on the conference call.
He said the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 does not discriminate based on gender, race, ethnicity or anything else.
“From the Great Depression to two world wars to 9/11, to the pandemic of 1918. This country has always overcome every crisis we faced in our history. We’re gonna overcome this one, too,” said Mr. Biden
Mr. Biden’s home has been outfitted with high-speed internet for his “shadow briefings” that will be broadcast from his home as a counterpoint to Mr. Trump’s daily press conferences on the federal response to the outbreak.
“They’ve converted a recreation room, basically, into a television studio. And so beginning tomorrow, I guess tomorrow, I’m making the first presentation at 11:30 a.m. thereabouts, Eastern Standard Time,” said Mr. Biden, who was closing in on the nomination when the outbreak all but closed down the presidential race.
GOPUSA Editor’s Note: What About Andrew Cuomo? He’s already doing this, daily, lengthy, endless briefings.
The call Sunday was the Biden campaign’s second tele-fundraiser since the coronavirus struck the U.S.
An in-person fundraiser was originally scheduled to take place in Atlanta. Muhtar Kent, the former chairman and CEO of the Coca-Cola Company, hosted the conference call.
Mr. Biden said a president’s job in times of crisis was telling the American people the truth.
“We need to tell the American people the truth, the unvarnished truth: where things stand, where they’re heading, what has to be done to head it off,” he said. “The American people are going to do anything — they’ll do anything we ask them. They’ll meet any challenge, just as long as we tell them the truth. And that’s the responsibility of a president. That’s what the American people are owed.”
He also blamed the wrangling over the more than $1 trillion COVID-19 relief bill on Mr. Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican.
“There’s an impasse now because apparently, Mitch McConnell and the president are … changing the game plan,” said Mr. Biden.
Shortly after Mr. Biden’s call, Senate Democrats derailed the bill in a procedural vote.
Mr. Biden’s home has been outfitted with high-speed internet...When was the last time I heard “recreation room”? 1975? Does anybody under 50 know what a “rec room” is?
“They’ve converted a recreation room, basically, into a television studio.” said Mr. BidenWhy isn’t he putting some records on the hifi? Crank up the Victoria, Joe! And a “television studio”? It’s a “Podcast Studio,” not a television studio.
Briefings.. As in Depends, no doubt.
Destroy the country the way FDR did it during the Great Depression only this time it’ll be worse.
Wait til the first reporter pisses him off . . . “
I have to go fast because I’m going to expire...
We’re all going to die...
I mean no one is going to die...
I mean some else is going to die...
I mean the Amazon rainforest is going to die...
This virus is about climate change because the world has a fever...
I mean I dyed the hair on my legs blonde so the kids in the would jump into my lap
Staffer to Mr. Biden: your 7 minutes of daily public air time just expired..
Does anybody under 50 know what a rumpus room is — or was?
Hey Joe, is your b@stard grandchild gonna campaign along with Hunter’s side chick?
Has he promised to make his Wife, DOCTOR Jill Biden, the U.S. Surgeon General if he wins yet?
Whoopie would love that.
Aawww, isn’t precious, eight years of Odunga and all Biden learned was how to “lead from behind.”
Laughable!!!
Hey Joe, no one, in the history of the world ever erected a monument in honor of a critic.
I guess it’s just easier to follow the master, than to come up with your own original thoughts and ideas...whatever, Joe, you’re a joke!!!
Joe Biden would not know the truth if it bit him in the ass.
Sure they do, it's the Room where no Malarkey is allowed.
Who’s Joe Biden?
John McCain was rendered politically dead by the 2008 economic liquidity crisis. His decision to suspend his campaign was the coup d’grace.
Biden is finding out history is passing him by. Playing pretend President won’t resuscitate a campaign effectively mothballed by the coronavirus crisis.
Geez.
Sidelined Biden. LOL
“You are also making the assumption that people will actually watch this idiocy (I don’t think they will).”
You can bet your bippee I’ll be watching it...at least the first one. I need a good laugh.
His would be fake pressers will be all a bunch of malarkey. What can Slow Joe really do?
Will sleepy Joe’s commentary include a laugh track ?
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