Posted on 12/19/2021 12:12:11 PM PST by marcusmaximus
The White House accused Joe Manchin on Sunday for breaking his word after the Democrat publicly said he is a 'no' on President Joe Biden's Build Back Better initiative following months of negotiations over the social spending legislation.
'Senator Manchin promised to continue conversations in the days ahead, and to work with us to reach that common ground,' White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement on his latest comments.
'If his comments on Fox and written statement indicate an end to that effort, they represent a sudden and inexplicable reversal in his position,' she added, 'and a breach of his commitments to the President and the Senator's colleagues in the House and Senate.'
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Less than 30 minutes before Manchin killed BBB, one of his aides was told to give the White House and congressional leadership a heads up, according to Politico.
At the time, Manchin was preparing to go live for an interview with Fox News' Bret Baier, who was hosting his first Fox News Sunday episode after Chris Wallace announced his departure last Sunday.
The mood at the White House following news from Manchin's office was described by Politico as 'panic and disbelief'.
'We tried to head him off,' a senior White House official said, claiming Manchin 'refused to take a call from White House staff' before the interview.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
‘panic and disbelief’.
That’s too, too bad...
If this was McCain stabbing Trump in the back, he’d be feted as a hero.
Does anybody really believe a thing that comes out of this Ginger B*tch?
Oh oh, a Demonrat has left the plantation.....time to reign him in!!!
Could we get apprehension and terror for 500 Jen?
‘Senator Manchin promised to continue conversations in the days ahead, and to work with us to reach that common ground,’ White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement on his latest comments.”
Call the Wambulance.
Raggedy Jen is triggered.
mccain would be doing it to spite Trump. Manchin is doing it because he truly believes it’s not good for the country.
You folks in the White House need to count your blessings. If I and those with me were to get a hold of you after gaining control of government, your emotional state would be light years worse than it is now. You are so naive.
GRAHAM: “To my Democratic colleagues: You have been misrepresenting to the American people the real cost of this bill. CBO scored the bill without gimmicks and it went from $1.75 trillion to almost $5 trillion. It is not paid for. Without gimmicks, it adds $3 trillion to the deficit.” https://youtu.be/3U_KOsz6A1M?t=997
GRAHAM: “[Congressman] Jason [Smith] and myself asked the CBO to score Build Back Better assuming that [certain provisions] with a sunset clause would actually stay in for ten years – which is reality. Ronald Reagan said the closest thing to immortality on earth is a government program. So we all know that these spending programs Democrats are trying to put in Build Back Better, they don’t want them to go away. And if history is any judge, they won’t go away.” https://youtu.be/3U_KOsz6A1M?t=903
On Democrats calling CBO’s analysis “fake”:
GRAHAM: “We didn’t make up the numbers. [CBO] analyzed the bill [without gimmicks]… The White House Spokesperson and Senator Durbin are attacking the CBO because if they can’t successfully pull that off, they’re in trouble.” https://youtu.be/3U_KOsz6A1M?t=737
“We tried to head him off,’”
Surprised that they couldn’t come up with enough bribes and threats to do that.
I’d be satisfied with “exasperation and thoughts of suicide”
Jen!
It is a pitiful situation when what a man has been saying for months on end comes as a complete shock.
So he’s a maverick?
Sound like the RATS don’t have the pedo and homo goods on Manchin to force him to get with the program.
Strong words.
Did she turn red? 🤪
When pols stop refusing your calls, that is the start of a fall.
Manchin can read polling too.
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