Morning Jolt: Biden Can’t Remember What He Promised on Covid-19 Testing

On the menu today: I would prefer to send you off into the holidays with Christmas cheer, but unfortunately, the news this morning is grim. Roughly one year after Joe Biden pledged, "I’m not going to shut down the country, I’m not going to shut down the economy, I’m going to shut down the virus!" the country is experiencing new Covid-driven shutdowns, and the virus is not shut down. Biden says he wishes he had ordered 500 million tests two months ago, forgetting that he pledged to deliver 300 million tests three months ago.

Biden's Covid-Testing Stumble

As he did during the Afghanistan-withdrawal debacle, President Biden has turned to ABC News for a formal sit-down interview to do damage control. And while the president did not indignantly bark, "That was four or five days ago, man!" he didn’t exactly put on a command performance, either:

“Three days before Christmas, if you look out across the country, you see it everywhere, these long lines, people ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY December 23 2021 WITH JIM GERAGHTY December 23 2021 Biden Can't Remember What He Promised on Covid-19 Testing On the menu today: I would prefer to send you off into the holidays with Christmas cheer, but unfortunately, the news this morning is grim. Roughly one year after Joe Biden pledged, "I’m not going to shut down the country, I’m not going to shut down the economy, I’m going to shut down the virus!" the country is experiencing new Covid-driven shutdowns, and the virus is not shut down. Biden says he wishes he had ordered 500 million tests two months ago, forgetting that he pledged to deliver 300 million tests three months ago. Biden's Covid-Testing Stumble As he did during the Afghanistan-withdrawal debacle, President Biden has turned to ABC News for a formal sit-down interview to do damage control. And while the president did not indignantly bark, "That was four or five days ago, man!" he didn’t exactly put on a command performance, either: “Three days before Christmas, if you look out across the country, you see it everywhere, these long lines, people ...   READ MORE

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