President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he did not believe there was a migration crisis on the southern border. Biden commented after concluding remarks about the ongoing national effort to develop and deliver coronavirus vaccines. One reporter asked the president if he believed there was a crisis on the southern border. “No,” he replied. “We’ll be able to handle it. God willing.” Biden confirmed he was briefed on the looming surge of unattended migrant children at the border. When he was asked what he learned, the president replied shortly “A lot.” The Department of Homeland Security predicts there will be 117,000 unaccompanied child migrants crossing the border in 2021, according to an Axios report. Additionally, officials advised that the United States would need 20,000 beds to house incoming child migrants. In January alone, 6,000 migrants aged 16 and 17 were caught, according to the prepared report. Biden commented after Department of Homeland Security … [Read more...] about Joe Biden: ‘No’ Crisis on the Southern Border — ‘We’ll Be Able to Handle It’
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Joe Biden Ad Features Rapper Who Called Nation Of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan His ‘Mentor’
The Biden campaign has released an ad narrated by a rapper with close ties to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. Rapper Jeezy has called Farrakhan his “mentor” and a “great guy,” despite the Nation of Islam leader’s numerous anti-Semitic comments. The Biden campaign is airing Jeezy’s ad as part of an initiative to boost black voter turnout. In August, the Democratic National Committee featured another rapper with ties to Farrakhan at its convention. Joe Biden’s presidential campaign released an ad this week narrated by a popular rapper who has called Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan his “mentor” and a “great guy.” The ad, narrated by Jeezy, aims to boost black voter turnout as part of the campaign’s “Shop Talk” series. “If you are out there marching in these streets, exercising your rights, you need to exercise your right to vote, too,” Jeezy says in the ad, which is posted to the Biden campaign’s YouTube channel. “It’s the only way to make sure we … [Read more...] about Joe Biden Ad Features Rapper Who Called Nation Of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan His ‘Mentor’
Biden coronavirus relief bill tests narrow Democratic majority
Senate Democrats are facing an early stress test of their fragile majority as they try to pass a massive coronavirus bill this week. President Biden Joe Biden Intercept bureau chief: minimum wage was not 'high priority' for Biden in COVID-19 relief South Carolina Senate adds firing squad as alternative execution method Obama alum Seth Harris to serve as Biden labor adviser: report MORE and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck Schumer A Biden stumble on China? First Black secretary of Senate sworn in Republican Ohio Senate candidate calls on GOP rep to resign over impeachment vote MORE (D-N.Y.) need the support of every member in the caucus to get the bill through the 50-50 chamber and to beat back what is expected to be an hours-long marathon of GOP efforts to chip away at the bill. Biden, during a call with Democrats on Tuesday, urged the party to remain unified, stressing the popularity of the sweeping $1.9 trillion … [Read more...] about Biden coronavirus relief bill tests narrow Democratic majority
Trump dismisses Cindy McCain’s endorsement of Biden
President Trump Donald Trump South Carolina Senate adds firing squad as alternative execution method Ex-Trump aide Pierson won't run for Dallas-area House seat House Oversight panel reissues subpoena for Trump's accounting firm MORE on Wednesday dismissed Cindy McCain ’s endorsement of his rival, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden Joe Biden Intercept bureau chief: minimum wage was not 'high priority' for Biden in COVID-19 relief South Carolina Senate adds firing squad as alternative execution method Obama alum Seth Harris to serve as Biden labor adviser: report MORE , saying he “hardly” knows her and describing the former vice president as a “lapdog” for her late husband, Sen. John McCain John Sidney McCain House Freedom Caucus chair weighs Arizona Senate bid Cindy McCain planning 'intimate memoir' of life with John McCain Trump-McConnell rift divides GOP donors MORE (R-Ariz.). “I hardly know Cindy McCain … [Read more...] about Trump dismisses Cindy McCain’s endorsement of Biden
Biden calls Mr. Rogers’s widow Joanne after she calls herself a ‘fan’
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden Joe Biden Intercept bureau chief: minimum wage was not 'high priority' for Biden in COVID-19 relief South Carolina Senate adds firing squad as alternative execution method Obama alum Seth Harris to serve as Biden labor adviser: report MORE called Joanne Rogers , the widow of children's TV icon Fred Rogers , on Wednesday while in her husband’s hometown after she described herself as a “very big Biden fan.” Biden made the video call while on a train trip through Pennsylvania that stopped in Latrobe, the home of the late Fred Rogers. Joe Biden FaceTimes with the widow of Mr. Rogers during a brief campaign stop in Latrobe, Pa. pic.twitter.com/aK7BXJspaA — Tyler Pager (@tylerpager) September 30, 2020 ADVERTISEMENT Joanne Rogers earlier this month described herself as a “very big Biden fan” during an interview with the Daily Beast, describing him as someone who was honest and needed during … [Read more...] about Biden calls Mr. Rogers’s widow Joanne after she calls herself a ‘fan’
