President Joe Biden was in Tulsa, Oklahoma Tuesday, where he took a shot at Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, telling the crowd he can’t always get things done because he’s dealing with “two members of the Senate who vote more with my Republican friends.”
Honest fact-checkers called out Biden on his flat-out lie — both senators currently have a 100 percent voting rating with Biden — but CNN’s Daniel Dale said Biden’s remark could be interpreted as saying that Manchin and Sinema vote with Republicans more than other Democrats do. Jen Psaki tried to walk back Biden’s statement Wednesday, saying Biden’s comments were in the broader context of his analysis of the TV punditry.
It’s not just Democrats who are lobbying Manchin and Sinema; as Townhall’s Guy Benson reports, journalists just can’t help themselves.
Journactivists can't stop lobbying Joe Manchin on the filibuster https://t.co/orhSUpp3SR
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) June 2, 2021
https://twitter.com/charlescwcooke/status/1399747312683995139
They keep asking Sinema too, and she keeps giving the same answer; she’s opposed to nuking the filibuster.
https://twitter.com/AndrewSolender/status/1400182752184504321
A little known fact, reporters get paid by the number of times they ask the same question to the same 2 Senators. https://t.co/FZQPNl9mcv
— John Noonan (@noonanjo) June 2, 2021
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The media aren't asking questions, they're advocating for policy changes. https://t.co/UUnXGiWviv
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) June 2, 2021
"advocating" pic.twitter.com/FCVj37C0Ez
— Beorn (@Beorn2000) June 2, 2021
https://twitter.com/AmeetSinha3/status/1400206842656169984
They are leading the full court press on Manchin and Sinema. And it's disgusting.
— cof53a (@cof53a) June 2, 2021
And transparent
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) June 2, 2021
They don't even realize their traditional role of keeping power brokers in check.
— Jonny T (@hair_summer) June 2, 2021
They think that they're now the power brokers
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) June 2, 2021
https://twitter.com/charlescwcooke/status/1400197145010003971
Good for her. Poor reporters…she won’t play for their team on this one.
— Jonathan Miles (@Jmiles1749) June 2, 2021
https://twitter.com/pottsmike914/status/1400202650713534465
Mrs. Sinema, pic.twitter.com/MZJcY8P2Vo
— Alex Vargas🇺🇲 (@alleycat18721) June 2, 2021
https://twitter.com/shadowwinter0/status/1400199915175919621
Sooooooooo naughty. https://t.co/fuOvbjXXxd
— Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) June 2, 2021
The media is lobbying Democrats at this point. #enemyofthepeople
— Drakken (@Drakken25849076) June 2, 2021
Be sure to ask again tomorrow! https://t.co/B3buSJWHJR
— Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) June 2, 2021
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Jen Psaki unsuccessfully attempts an 'Olympic-level walkback' to weasel Joe Biden out of his lie about Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema https://t.co/Sdxtm6TxOz
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 2, 2021
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