{"id":1134483,"date":"2021-12-20T15:35:24","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T20:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1134483"},"modified":"2021-12-20T15:35:28","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T20:35:28","slug":"they-still-need-joe-manchins-vote-on-literally-everything-guy-benson-calls-wh-decision-to-torch-manchin-mind-blowing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-still-need-joe-manchins-vote-on-literally-everything-guy-benson-calls-wh-decision-to-torch-manchin-mind-blowing\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018They Still Need Joe Manchin\u2019s Vote On Literally Everything\u2019: Guy Benson Calls WH Decision To Torch Manchin \u2018Mind-Blowing\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthey-still-need-joe-manchins-vote-on-literally-everything-guy-benson-calls-wh-decision-to-torch-manchin-mind-blowing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1134483&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Fox News contributor Guy Benson said Monday that the White House may have miscalculated its response to Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) following the news that he would not vote for President Joe Biden\u2019s signature policy priority, the Build Back Better Act.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin told anchor Bret Baier on \u201cFox News Sunday\u201d that he could not continue to support the behemoth spending package moving forward, citing concerns about rising inflation and claiming that he could not justify a vote for anything he felt he could not explain to the people of West Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a no on this legislation,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/this-is-a-no-joe-manchin-says-he-cannot-vote-to-continue-on-build-back-better\/\">Manchin<\/a> said, adding that both he and President Biden had tried to come up with a solution, but they just had not been able to make it happen.<\/p>\n<p>Senator <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/let-him-vote-no-in-front-of-the-entire-world-bernie-sanders-says-manchin-doesnt-have-the-guts-to-support-build-back-better\/\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT) \u2014 who had initially pushed for a $6 trillion spending package \u2014 responded immediately, suggesting Manchin was a coward and accusing him of not having the \u201cguts\u201d to stand up to special interests and lobbyists.<\/p>\n<p>But the real venom came from the White House, in the form of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/a-breach-of-his-commitments-jen-psaki-unloads-on-manchin-after-he-says-no-to-build-back-better\">blistering statement<\/a> from press secretary Jen Psaki:<\/p>\n<p><em>Just as Senator Manchin reversed his position on Build Back Better this morning, we will continue to press him to see if he will reverse his position yet again, to honor his prior commitments and be true to his word.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In the meantime, Senator Manchin will have to explain to those families paying $1,000 a month for insulin why they need to keep paying that, instead of $35 for that vital medicine,\u201d Psaki continued. \u201cHe will have to explain to the nearly two million women who would get the affordable day care they need to return to work why he opposes a plan to get them the help they need. Maybe Senator Manchin can explain to the millions of children who have been lifted out of poverty, in part due to the Child Tax Credit, why he wants to end a program that is helping achieve this milestone\u2014we cannot.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Benson joined the panel discussion on Fox News\u2019 \u201cOutnumbered,\u201d and he argued that the White House might have gotten out a bit over its skis in that response.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat statement that she put out was blistering and I would say somewhat shocking, actually,\u201d Benson said. \u201cManchin\u2019s decision was not shocking because you are right, Kayleigh, he\u2019s been telegraphing it for months, and he put it in writing in a statement signed by Chuck Schumer. We knew what his demands were and Build Back Better did not come close to those demands, so he decided to pull the plug. Maybe we will see something next year very pared down, not really close to BBB, more in line with what Manchin said, but his decision here was not shocking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe calculation of the White House, though: mind-blowing,\u201d Benson continued. \u201cThey still need Joe Manchin\u2019s vote on literally everything. It\u2019s a 50-50 Senate. They are accusing him of being a liar and acting in bad faith.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn that same interview there is an interesting quote that I will read. He was talking about his place moving forward within the Democratic Party and he said, \u2018I would like to hope\u2019 that he still belongs to the party but talking about progressives, if there\u2019s no Democrats like me, paraphrasing, then they \u2014 meaning the progressives \u2014 \u2018will have to push me wherever they want me,\u2019 which is an eyebrow raiser, is it not?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA huge eyebrow raiser,\u201d former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany agreed.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fox News contributor Guy Benson said Monday that the White House may have miscalculated its response to Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) following the news that he would not vote for President Joe Biden\u2019s signature policy priority, the Build Back Better Act.Manchin told anchor Bret Baier on \u201cFox News Sunday\u201d that he could not continue to support the behemoth spending package moving forward, citing concerns about rising inflation and claiming that he could not justify a vote for anything he felt he could not explain to the people of West Virginia.\u201cThis is a no on this legislation,\u201d Manchin said, adding that both he and President Biden had tried to come up with a solution, but they just had not been able to make it happen.Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) \u2014 who had initially pushed for a $6 trillion spending package \u2014 responded immediately, suggesting Manchin was a coward and accusing him of not having the \u201cguts\u201d to stand up to special interests and lobbyists.But the real venom came from the White House, in the form of a blistering statement from press secretary Jen Psaki:Just as Senator Manchin reversed his position on Build Back Better this morning, we will continue to press him to see if he will reverse his position yet again, to honor his prior commitments and be true to his word.In the meantime, Senator Manchin will have to explain to those families paying $1,000 a month for insulin why they need to keep paying that, instead of $35 for that vital medicine,\u201d Psaki continued. \u201cHe will have to explain to the nearly two million women who would get the affordable day care they need to return to work why he opposes a plan to get them the help they need. Maybe Senator Manchin can explain to the millions of children who have been lifted out of poverty, in part due to the Child Tax Credit, why he wants to end a program that is helping achieve this milestone\u2014we cannot.Benson joined the panel discussion on Fox News\u2019 \u201cOutnumbered,\u201d and he argued that the White House might have gotten out a bit over its skis in that response.\u201cThat statement that she put out was blistering and I would say somewhat shocking, actually,\u201d Benson said. \u201cManchin\u2019s decision was not shocking because you are right, Kayleigh, he\u2019s been telegraphing it for months, and he put it in writing in a statement signed by Chuck Schumer. We knew what his demands were and Build Back Better did not come close to those demands, so he decided to pull the plug. Maybe we will see something next year very pared down, not really close to BBB, more in line with what Manchin said, but his decision here was not shocking.\u201d\u201cThe calculation of the White House, though: mind-blowing,\u201d Benson continued. \u201cThey still need Joe Manchin\u2019s vote on literally everything. It\u2019s a 50-50 Senate. They are accusing him of being a liar and acting in bad faith.\u201d\u201cIn that same interview there is an interesting quote that I will read. He was talking about his place moving forward within the Democratic Party and he said, \u2018I would like to hope\u2019 that he still belongs to the party but talking about progressives, if there\u2019s no Democrats like me, paraphrasing, then they \u2014 meaning the progressives \u2014 \u2018will have to push me wherever they want me,\u2019 which is an eyebrow raiser, is it not?\u201d\u201cA huge eyebrow raiser,\u201d former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany agreed.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1134483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1134483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1134483"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1134483\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1134483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1134483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1134483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}