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White House Declines to Release Virtual Visitor Logs
https://www.nationalreview.com ^ | March 1, 2021 3:49 PM | By ZACHARY EVANS

Posted on 03/05/2021 9:31:13 AM PST by Red Badger

The Biden administration has declined to release virtual visitor logs for the White House after promising to do so during the 2020 campaign season.

President Obama first instituted the practice of releasing visitor logs for the White House, but the Trump administration ceased doing so. While the current administration has made records of in-person visits to the White House available, it has declined to do so for virtual meetings.

“For the sake of clarity—The Biden-Harris Administration will return to the policy of releasing White House visitor logs,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki wrote on Twitter on January 15.

Psaki dismissed the issue on Monday after a reporter asked after the virtual visitor logs during a White House briefing.

“He’s meeting with members of the Senate virtually today,” Psaki said. “There, I’ve released it for you. What else would you like to know?”

Hours before the briefing, White House spokesman Mike Gwin said the Biden administration was committed to transparency in comments to Politico.

“President Biden committed during the campaign to restoring ethics and transparency to government, and in his first weeks in office he’s taken significant steps to deliver on that, including by reinstating the daily press briefing, putting in place sweeping ethics guidelines for the administration, and pledging to regularly release visitor logs again,” Gwin said.


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1 posted on 03/05/2021 9:31:13 AM PST by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

that didn’t take long. it’s not on the same level of rank dishonesty as “if you like your doctor, you can keep him”, but it deserves extra credit for being so quick.


2 posted on 03/05/2021 9:32:51 AM PST by JohnBrowdie
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To: Red Badger

Every commie, regressive and anti-American punk has access to America.


3 posted on 03/05/2021 9:34:04 AM PST by romanesq (TRUSTY THE PLAN! ChiCom Joe is the Plan? Que magnificent! 👹)
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To: Red Badger

IIRC, The Obama logs were NOT complete.


4 posted on 03/05/2021 9:34:13 AM PST by ridesthemiles ( )
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To: Red Badger

A President is entitled to keep visitor logs private.


5 posted on 03/05/2021 9:38:44 AM PST by Meatspace
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To: Meatspace

Even after saying that they wouldn’t?......................


6 posted on 03/05/2021 9:45:01 AM PST by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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To: Red Badger

Did you really expect them to keep all of their campaign promises?


7 posted on 03/05/2021 9:49:38 AM PST by rllngrk33 (It seems the soap box and ballot box have failed, it might be time for the bullet box.)
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To: rllngrk33

Never......................


8 posted on 03/05/2021 9:50:42 AM PST by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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To: Red Badger

“Mostly, he’s meeting with doctors who are specialists in dementia. But, please, don’t read anything into that.”


9 posted on 03/05/2021 9:51:50 AM PST by ClearCase_guy ("I see you did something -- why you so racist?")
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To: Red Badger

Yes, there appears to be no law that requires a president to make visitor logs public, and there is no need for the public to know the names of people on the logs.


10 posted on 03/05/2021 9:52:21 AM PST by Meatspace
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Transparency....yeah baby....transparent as a stone wall...


11 posted on 03/05/2021 9:58:21 AM PST by TnTnTn
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To: Red Badger

Early honeymoon: Biden enjoys 60% approval rating in AP poll — even higher on handling of pandemic

Associated Press, CNN Mar 5, 2021 Updated 4 min ago

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12 posted on 03/05/2021 9:58:26 AM PST by Grampa Dave ("The Covid 19 Circus has run out of acts. It’s time to reopen. It’s past time. It’s long overdue. ")
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To: Red Badger

In all fairness, the people who voted for Joe never expected him to keep his promises. They know Democrats have to lie about their intentions, and they’re good with it.


13 posted on 03/05/2021 10:01:23 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (Pathetic Pierre Delecto, the Pestiferous Potentate of Enchanted Chones.)
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To: Meatspace; Red Badger
Yes, there appears to be no law that requires a president to make visitor logs public, and there is no need for the public to know the names of people on the logs.

Except when your Democrat Media newspuppet allies are using the fact to beat President Trump over the head.

Lying by omission is still lying...

14 posted on 03/05/2021 10:04:10 AM PST by kiryandil (New Movie: The Assassination Of Ashli Babbitt By The Anonymous Coward)
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To: Red Badger

But they want Trumps financial records??


15 posted on 03/05/2021 10:07:37 AM PST by SMARTY ( "Force always attracts men of low morality. " Albert Einstein)
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To: Red Badger

We’re not supposed to know how often Hunter and his crummy friends get into the WH


16 posted on 03/05/2021 10:10:23 AM PST by SMARTY ( "Force always attracts men of low morality. " Albert Einstein)
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To: Grampa Dave

And he raised the Chocolate Ration to 20 grams! Praise be to Big Brother!...............................


17 posted on 03/05/2021 10:10:58 AM PST by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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To: kiryandil

Then pass a law making White House, as well as Capitol Building and Capitol Office visitor logs public.


18 posted on 03/05/2021 10:12:22 AM PST by Meatspace
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To: Meatspace

There is no law in McMinn County.


19 posted on 03/05/2021 10:13:18 AM PST by kiryandil (New Movie: The Assassination Of Ashli Babbitt By The Anonymous Coward)
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To: Red Badger

Don’t want people to know who’s going there daily and really running the show. Some stealthy people with video cameras or decent phones need to plant themselves near the gates of the barbed wire fence.


20 posted on 03/05/2021 10:43:49 AM PST by Pollard (Bunch of curmudgeons)
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