Disagreement and Delay: How Infighting Over the Border Divided the White House

By artappraiser on Sat, 04/09/2022 - 7:39pm |

NEW: WHO DO I NEED TO FIRE TO FIX THIS?

Inside the Biden admin's tense debates -- from the Oval Office to the Roosevelt Room to meetings with CDC -- over dismantling Trump-era policies and how to move forward at the border w/ @shearm @esullivannyt https://t.co/73Jm3Qrbnx
— Zolan Kanno-Youngs (@KannoYoungs) April 9, 2022

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/09/us/politics/biden-border-immigration.html?smid=tw-share

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ON Title 42: In a meeting last summer, officials from the CDC told Mr. Biden’s top aides that it was not clear there was still a public health rationale for keeping the border shut to most migrants, according to three people who attended or were briefed on the discussion.
— Zolan Kanno-Youngs (@KannoYoungs) April 9, 2022

The WH had always said it was entirely up to the CDC to decide how long to leave T42 in place. Ms. Rice, Mr. Klain and others were worried that lifting the rule would invite even more migrants to the border. WH argued it was still needed to prevent spread of disease at border
— Zolan Kanno-Youngs (@KannoYoungs) April 9, 2022

Biden throughout the year grew frustrated at the bickering. Last year, BECERRA said DHS needed to be more aggressive in turning away older teenagers. RICE said BECERRA needed to provide shelter space. MAYORKAS said BECERRA needed to help create space for minors.
— Zolan Kanno-Youngs (@KannoYoungs) April 9, 2022

Ron Klain worried about the midterms as early as last summer. In the Roosevelt Room, he told them they needed to make sure the admin was not pandering to people who wanted an immediate end to Trump-era border restrictions, according to two people familiar with his comments.
— Zolan Kanno-Youngs (@KannoYoungs) April 9, 2022

ON MPP: The admin discussed restoring it even before the SCOTUS decision. SHERWOOD-RANDALL raised the possibility of restoring the program, with some additional protections for migrants, according to two people familiar with the matter. Some staffers were horrified.
— Zolan Kanno-Youngs (@KannoYoungs) April 9, 2022

BIDEN now finds himself attacked from all sides: Activists say he failed to prioritize the rights of immigrants. Conservatives point to surges as evidence he is weak and ineffective. Moderate Democrats fear that lifting Trump-era border restrictions could hurt them politically.
— Zolan Kanno-Youngs (@KannoYoungs) April 9, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 04/09/2022 - 7:45pm

“the slow pace of change has left some of Mr. Biden’s longtime allies doubting his commitment and wondering whether he is more interested in keeping the highly charged issue from dominating his presidency.” Animated from deep within the administration https://t.co/drbsZPloV7
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) April 9, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 04/09/2022 - 7:47pm

The new White House rule: Do not talk about Joe Manchin

As another round of talks on a climate and spending bill ramps up, aides and advocates are under strict orders to keep their mouths shut — lest they antagonize the all-important senator.

By ADAM CANCRYN and EUGENE DANIELS @ Politico.com, 04/11/2022 04:30 AM EDT

The fate of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda may hinge on his administration’s ability to do one simple thing: Shut up.

Four months after Biden’s Build Back Better plan collapsed amid a bitter back-and-forth with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), the White House is taking a final shot at resuscitating its social spending bill — and this time it’s vowing a sharply different approach to the negotiations.

Top Biden officials are keeping their ambitions vague. They’re steering clear of firm deadlines. Most importantly, they’re trying as hard as possible to just not talk about it at all.

“I would quite explicitly not comment on the conversations that are happening,” Brian Deese, Biden’s National Economic Council director, told reporters at a recent event hosted by the Christian Science Monitor. “I don’t think that has served anyone particularly well.”

The administration-wide gag order imposed over the last several weeks is a marked shift from earlier efforts to hype Biden’s expansive policy vision — and a tacit acknowledgment that the White House has learned its lesson.

The administration and its allies spent months last year trying to pressure Manchin into supporting a $1.7 trillion climate and social spending package, only to see the negotiations blow up in December.

Now Manchin is signaling he’s willing to deal again, and Democrats are all but begging him to write the legislation himself.

“This is really up to Joe,” one person familiar with the party dynamics said of senior Democrats’ attitude. “It’s basically going to be the Manchin reconciliation bill when all is said and done.” [.....]

You could have, as an alternate,delivered a more robustly Democratic Senate. BUT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. So deal with the reality of this country.

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/11/2022 - 6:22pm

clearly, as shown by the following, this has legs as an issue for GOP, and I think it's mostly cynical, I suspect it is a way to pick up support from past Trump fans without taking on Trump whole hog

Governor Abbott, 25 other GOP governors to form "border strike force" https://t.co/0KLg7DkRnH
— 1080 KRLD (@KRLD) April 20, 2022

one example is Anne Coulter, she dumped Trump over this, if he is defined by one issue, it was this and he didn't end up being successful at anything he promised.

also, this is a passionate issue for a significant group of people as they are bi-partisan! there are Dems and lefties who believe lax immigration is the death of the country

by artappraiser on Wed, 04/20/2022 - 5:25pm

Texas National Guard soldier drowns during attempted migrant rescue in Eagle Pass, Tex. https://t.co/qrHMqTrDq3
— Arelis R. Hernández (@arelisrhdz) April 22, 2022

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/22/2022 - 2:59pm

Disagreement and Delay: How Infighting Over the Border Divided the White House

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