Joe Biden has once again put the White House on the spin cycle. As he has done many times during his presidency, Biden made what many consider an inappropriate, disrespectful move during an event. Whether his actions are intentional and planned or just senior moments from a compromised 80-year-old man, the end result is the same; another bad look for an administration that has provided precious few good looks.
President Donald Trump’s White House press secretaries were constantly mocked and disrespected by the left. Often because it was something the president said, and sometimes simply because the left is generally mean-spirited.
Joe Biden’s press secretaries have taken the occupation to new lows. Jen Psaki regularly ran interference for Biden and was a master at manipulating and massaging the truth. In short, she was good at her job, even if she did have to stretch the truth and spin Joe Biden’s shenanigans constantly.
Karine Jean-Pierre, on the other hand, possesses none of Psaki’s skillset, and it shows. KJP often comes off as confused and confounded as her boss as she struggles to form coherent sentences and valid points. Joe Biden didn’t make her job any easier during the Medal of Honor ceremony for U.S. Army Captain and Vietnam War veteran Larry Taylor.
The latest incident comes on the heels of a visit to Hawaii that was not only far too late but featured Biden making jokes and talking about himself. To make matters worse, First Lady Jill Biden recently tested positive for Covid. Per the CDC guidelines for the White House, since Biden has been in close contact with his wife, he was to wear a mask indoors around other people. He removed the mask to deliver his remarks and continued the ceremony in very close contact with the 81-year-old Wilson maskless.
After placing the medal around the war hero’s neck, a mere few inches from his face, Biden seemed lost momentarily, forgot to salute until a bewildered Wilson did, then proceeded to bolt from the podium and out of the room, not even waiting to hear the benediction read.
KJP attempted to gloss over Biden’s actions, but many on social media aren’t buying it. She said: “He left as planned, as it was planned. He left when there was a pause in the program in order to minimize his close contact with attendees who are about to participate in a reception.”
It is unclear why Biden simply didn’t just put a mask back on and stay for the rest of the ceremony. She continued: “We’ve got to put this all in context. We planned for the president to leave when there was a pause in the program so that it would minimize his being in the room. He did just that. And I also would want to add that before the event started, the president spent a good amount of time with the captain, Capt. Taylor and his family. And everybody was masked because he wanted to spend that quality, important time.”
Mask theatrics aside, if the president had tested negative, as was the assumption, then what is the issue with staying? Further, if that were indeed planned in advance, perhaps letting the media and the people in attendance know ahead of time would have been a good idea.
Needless to say, it was another gaffe by an administration that is either incompetent, tone-deaf, or both. Whether it is Gold Star families, natural disasters, or medal ceremonies, Joe Biden has managed to alienate his administration and give the nation a black eye on the world stage.
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