Biden Gives WH a New Headache After Cleaning Up His Pandemic Claim: ‘I Mean What I Say’
Give the staffers in the White House a medal. They tried. For much of the past week, Biden administration officials have tried to explain that the president did not really mean to say the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Just…
Give the staffers in the White House a medal. They tried.
For much of the past week, Biden administration officials have tried to explain that the president did not really mean to say the COVID-19 pandemic is over.
Just when they probably thought they were done cleaning up his comments, President Joe Biden made clear he says exactly what he means.
“I mean this from the bottom of my heart. Those of you who know me, no one ever doubts I mean what I say. The problem is I sometimes say all that I mean,” he declared during an event on Friday.
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During an interview with CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” the president said, “The pandemic is over. We still have a problem with Covid. We’re still doing a lot of work on it. But the pandemic is over.”
“If you notice, no one’s wearing masks. Everybody seems to be in pretty good shape. And so I think it’s changing. And I think this is a perfect example of it,” he added.
In case you missed it:
After the interview, CNN published an article with the headline, “White House says Covid-19 policy unchanged despite Biden’s comments that the ‘pandemic is over.’
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was also asked about the president’s comments and whether the pandemic is over.