‘You’ve got to be ridiculous’: Biden’s response to Ukraine questions from Fox News reporter
President Joe Biden Celebrates Transgender Day of Seeingwhich proclaimed to “celebrate the activism and determination that fueled the struggle for gender equality” and “recognize the hardships and discrimination that the transgender community continues to face across our nation and around the world”—that in a Republican-led manner, states pass laws that directly target non-trafficking people Gender compatible, including children.
Meanwhile, Biden is preparing to order the release of up to 1 million barrels of oil per day from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in a bid to control prices that have soared after the United States and its allies imposed tough sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. .
The announcement may be made as early as this afternoon, according to reports, and comes after both the White House and the Pentagon said they believed Russian President Vladimir Putin was receiving disinformation about the progress of the war from his top advisers.
Biden also gave a speech on the state of the coronavirus pandemic, and announced the launch of a central resource site, before receiving the second booster shot of the Pfizer vaccine.
Manchin opposes Trump-era plan to scrap border policy
The news that the Biden administration would rescind the controversial Title 42 policy that bans asylum applications at the US border has not gone down well with all Democrats. CNN’s Manu Raju reports that Joe Manchin, one of the biggest thorns on Biden’s side, has already been pitted against the move…
Andrew NottiMarch 31, 2022 15:53
Trump criticizes Biden over oil
Donald Trump started his day with a statement claiming credit for filling US oil reserves and criticizing Joe Biden for reportedly planning to release a large amount of stored oil to help tackle fuel prices. Trump regrets that Biden is considering touching “what we’ve built very carefully and magically” – despite the fact that that is exactly the purpose of the reserve.
In his usual way of posting, here’s the screenshot his spokeswoman Liz Harrington shared on Twitter, which President and President Mar-a-Lago has been banned from.
Andrew NottiMarch 31, 2022 15:15
ICYMI: Biden announces new Covid portal for Americans
Along with asking Congress for more emergency funding and a second booster shot on camera, Joe Biden announced yesterday a new website, Covid.gov, which provides Americans with “everything you need to deal with Covid.” This is his ad:
Read more about his observations on the pandemic below.
Andrew NottiMarch 31, 2022 14:45
Government departments to raise the flag of transgender pride
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services will celebrate Joe Biden’s National Day of Transient Vision with a display of solidarity from a flagpole in the capital.
Among the department’s senior staff is Assistant Health Secretary Rachel Levine, the most publicly transgender person ever appointed to a Senate-approved government position.
The flag is also raised by the Department of Homeland Security, led by Xavier Becerra.
Andrew NottiMarch 31, 2022 14:15
Trump adviser angered by move to repeal Address 42
Stephen Miller, the hardline anti-immigration nationalist who has shaped much of Donald Trump’s border policy, has criticized the Biden administration’s move to repeal the provision known as Title 42 that barred most asylum applications at the point of entry into the United States.
The warning on Twitter that the move could unleash “one of the most perverted acts in history” and “open the door wide on a biblical scale,” quickly pissed Miller off those on the other side of the argument. Among his critics was Congressman Brendan Boyle, who invoked his family’s debts for a more palatable immigration policy.
Andrew NottiMarch 31, 2022 13:44
Biden celebrates Transgender Day among the nationwide backlash against transgender people
Joe Biden declared March 31 Transgender Advent Day, an effort to “honor transgender people fighting for freedom, equality, dignity, and respect” and “celebrate the parents, teachers, coaches, doctors, and other allies who affirm the identities of their transgender children and help these young people realize their potential.”
He did so at a time when transgender people across the United States faced mounting legal efforts to exclude trans women from women’s and girls’ sports, limit treatments available to gender-nonconforming children, and limit what schoolchildren can be taught about gender identity and sexuality.
To everyone celebrating Transgender Appearance Day, I want you to know that your boss is seeing you. The first lady, the vice president, the second man, and my entire administrator see you for who you are – created in God’s image and worthy of dignity, respect, and support. On this day and every day, we realize the resilience, power, and pleasure of transgender, non-binary, and gender-consistent people. We celebrate the activism and determination that fueled the struggle for gender equality. We acknowledge the hardships and discrimination that the transgender community continues to face across our nation and around the world…
Transgender people are some of the bravest Americans I know, and our nation and the world are stronger because of them, more vibrant and more prosperous. To transgender Americans of all ages, I want you to know that you are very brave. You belong. I have your back.
Andrew NottiMarch 31, 2022 13:10
Reports That Biden Administration Will End Key Border Policy Under Trump
The Biden administration is reportedly planning to scrap Title 42, the controversial border control policy under Trump that the CDC based on at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The policy has effectively suspended asylum applications at the point of entry into the United States on the grounds of controlling the transmission of Covid-19; The result was that as many as 1.7 million asylum seekers were promptly expelled from the United States without being able to present their cases.
Biden’s tenure so far has seen his refusal to move quickly in easing the Trump administration’s sometimes brutal border policies, and more arrivals at the southern US border are expected in the coming weeks and months.
Andrew NottiMarch 31, 2022 12:40
Biden on new Covid funding: ‘It’s not partisan, it’s medicine’
Congress recently refused to provide billions of dollars in new funding for the government’s efforts to respond to Covid-19, and Joe Biden warned yesterday that if the money is not made available soon, the consequences could be dire.
“If Congress fails to take action, we will not have the supply we need this fall to ensure the shots are freely available and easily accessible to all Americans. Worse, if we need a different vaccine for the future, to combat a new species, we will not have enough money to buy it.” “We cannot allow that to happen… We cannot wait to find ourselves in the midst of another wave of action. It will be too late.”
“We’ve all worked so hard to get our lives back…Together, we’ve turned unimaginable pain into extraordinary progress and purpose — Americans are back to living their lives again,” said Mr. Biden. We can’t give up on that now. Congress, please act – act immediately. The consequences of inaction are serious, and they will only grow over time, but it does not have to be this way.”
Our Andrew Feinberg has the story.
Andrew NottiMarch 31, 2022 12:06
Biden envoy confirmed anti-Semitism after eight-month battle
Deborah Lipstadt, the historian whose work in Holocaust denial has made her internationally famous, has been confirmed as the Biden administration’s special envoy to combat and monitor anti-Semitism. The vote for its confirmation was brought forward by a speech by Democratic Senator John Osoff, himself a descendant of Jewish refugees who fled anti-Semitism in Eastern Europe for a new life in the United States.
Lipstadt was nominated eight months ago, during which time she was obstructed by many Republicans because of her earlier remarks about them. Senator Ron Johnson, Senator from Wisconsin, was particularly outraged, dismissing a tweet accusing him of “white supremacy/nationalism” during the January 6 uprising.
Andrew NottiMarch 31, 2022 11:33
Watch: The resignation of the convicted congressman was read in the House of Representatives
Republican Congressman from Nebraska Jeff Fortenberry recently resigned his seat after being found guilty of lying on several counts of lying about an illegal donation to a foreign campaign. Below is the moment his resignation was formally read on the House floor.
Andrew NottiMarch 31, 2022 11:06