{"id":1186181,"date":"2022-01-04T07:35:04","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T12:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1186181"},"modified":"2022-01-04T07:35:14","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T12:35:14","slug":"watch-biden-stares-blankly-ahead-when-pressed-on-when-americans-get-free-covid-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-stares-blankly-ahead-when-pressed-on-when-americans-get-free-covid-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Biden \u2018Stares Blankly Ahead\u2019 When Pressed On When Americans Get Free COVID Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fwatch-biden-stares-blankly-ahead-when-pressed-on-when-americans-get-free-covid-tests%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=1186181&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>President Joe Biden did not have an answer on Monday when he was pressed by reporters about when the American people would receive free COVID-19 tests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd when will Americans get those free COVID tests, sir?\u201d a reporter asked Biden at the end of the press conference.<\/p>\n<p>Biden just starred ahead and did not respond to the question.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">REPORTER: \u201cWhen will Americans get those free COVID tests, sir?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>BIDEN: *stares blankly ahead* <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WBtJ0MtuPU\">pic.twitter.com\/WBtJ0MtuPU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1478096233218650131?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen our family needs them, we can\u2019t get them,\u201d former senior DHS official Ken Cuccinelli tweeted. \u201cThough, to be clear, at this stage and knowing what we have long known, #LetsGoBrandon is right about one thing: there\u2019s not a federal solution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden announced two weeks ago that the U.S. government planned to buy half a billion at-home COVID-19 tests and would mail them to anyone who wanted them in an effort to combat the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n<p>Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2021\/12\/21\/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-fight-against-covid-19\/\">said<\/a> in-part:<\/p>\n<p><em>We also need to do better with at-home testing.&nbsp; So, I\u2019m announcing today: The federal government will purchase one half billion \u2014 that\u2019s not million; billion with a \u201cB\u201d \u2014 additional at-home rapid tests, with deliveries starting in January.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We\u2019ll be getting these tests to Americans for free.&nbsp; And we\u2019ll have websites where you can get them delivered to your home.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We have arranged for it to be easier for you to find a free COVID testing site near you on Google.&nbsp; Just enter \u201cCOVID test near me\u201d in the Google search bar and you can find a number of different locations nearby where you can get tested.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And we\u2019re going to continue to use the Defense Production Act as we did earlier this month to make sure we\u2019re producing as many tests and as quickly as possible.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s refusal to answer the question on Monday about when Americans would get their free COVID-19 tests comes as a new report published in Politico indicated that Biden is likely to face a primary challenger in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one now in office \u2014 and none of the top-tier presidential contenders from 2020 \u2014 is viewed as a serious prospect to take on Biden. Nor is there any expectation that Sanders or Sen. Elizabeth Warren, both of whom have enjoyed a significant amount of influence in the Biden administration, would primary Biden,\u201d the report&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/01\/01\/progressives-2024-primary-challenge-526299\">said<\/a>. \u201cInstead, liberals believe lesser-known candidates are more likely to primary Biden if he seeks a second term, such as former Sanders campaign co-chair Nina Turner, 2020 presidential candidate Marianne Williamson or millionaire and $18-an-hour minimum wage advocate Joe Sanberg.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s deeply unpopular. He\u2019s old as s***. He\u2019s largely been ineffective, unless we\u2019re counting judges or whatever the hell inside-baseball scorecard we\u2019re using. And I think he\u2019ll probably get demolished in the midterms,\u201d said Corbin Trent, co-founder of a far-left political action committee and the former communications director for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). \u201cPeople will smell opportunity, and D.C. is filled with people who want to be president.\u201d<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden did not have an answer on Monday when he was pressed by reporters about when the American people would receive free COVID-19 tests. \u201cAnd when will Americans get those free COVID tests, sir?\u201d a reporter asked Biden at the end of the press conference. 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