{"id":1203994,"date":"2022-01-10T08:35:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T13:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1203994"},"modified":"2022-01-10T08:35:14","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T13:35:14","slug":"washington-post-deletes-tweet-suggesting-joe-biden-attending-funerals-not-best-use-of-his-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-post-deletes-tweet-suggesting-joe-biden-attending-funerals-not-best-use-of-his-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Post Deletes Tweet Suggesting Joe Biden Attending Funerals Not &#039;Best Use of His Time&#039;"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fwashington-post-deletes-tweet-suggesting-joe-biden-attending-funerals-not-best-use-of-his-time%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=1203994&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/funeral-memorial-joe-biden-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The far-left <em>Washington Post<\/em>&nbsp;had a tough last week between the amended fact-check of Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AK) and the backlash from a tweet about President Joe Biden attending funerals.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the \u201cpaper of record\u201d faced fierce backlash on social media when it promoted a story about whether or not the president\u2019s presence at funerals was the best use of his time. The tweet occurred previewed the president\u2019s attendance at the memorial for former Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) \u2013 the seventh funeral he attended as president.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBiden, who heads to Sen. Harry M. Reid\u2019s memorial Saturday \u2013 his seventh as president \u2013 uses funerals to honor his friendships and make a point about bipartisanship,\u201d the original tweet said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot everyone thinks it\u2019s the best use of his time,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hot (garbage) take from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/washingtonpost?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@washingtonpost<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>The President goes to too many friend&#8217;s funerals.<\/p>\n<p>I bet he agrees.<\/p>\n<p>They literally &#8220;accuse&#8221; (BTW President) Biden of using funerals &#8220;to honor friends&#8221;. How dare he???<\/p>\n<p>What a ghoulish point of view. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1zMmHvpqq1\">pic.twitter.com\/1zMmHvpqq1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rabbi S Litvin (@BluegrassRabbi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BluegrassRabbi\/status\/1479960285347729408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The article, titled \u201cBiden, Funerals and a Bygone Era,\u201d noted that some close allies of the president believe that he has put too much emphasis on attending funerals as part of his relationship-driven approach to politics:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Though attending funerals is frequently caricatured as the purview of vice presidents, in this administration Biden has made sure to go himself, and may have attended even more if not for the&nbsp;<a class=\"contextual_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/coronavirus\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coronavirus<\/a>&nbsp;pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The tendency to show up for those in mourning is a pattern of his years in public office.<\/p>\n<p>Ted Kaufman, a former Delaware senator and longtime aide to Biden, said that staffers throughout his career have figured out quickly not to fight him too hard on attending these events.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After intense backlash from both Biden fans and Biden critics, the <em>Washington Post<\/em> deleted the tweet and said:&nbsp;\u201cWe\u2019ve deleted a tweet that inaccurately represented the scope of the story.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019ve deleted a tweet that inaccurately represented the scope of the story.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/washingtonpost\/status\/1479901596955860998?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Washington Post attacked Joe Biden for attending \u201ctoo many\u201d funerals this year. They say it\u2019s \u201cnot the best use of his time.\u201d Wow! Do you know what\u2019s not the best use of your time? Reading WaPo. Would you please do me a favor? Cancel your subscription to the Washington Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Uncovering The Truth (@UncvrngTheTruth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UncvrngTheTruth\/status\/1479701637681668101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I think this is the worst WaPo piece I have ever read.<\/p>\n<p>I am not convinced this was written by a human being.<\/p>\n<p>It isn\u2019t just breathtakingly bad; it talks about FUNERALS as if they\u2019re just time-sucks.<\/p>\n<p>Did a sociopathic Roomba write this?<\/p>\n<p>This is Cats \u2013 The Movie of WaPo pieces. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YWGueUL5H8\">https:\/\/t.co\/YWGueUL5H8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRealHoarse\/status\/1479843006211661828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: The Washington Post is under fire for suggesting that President Biden&#8217;s decision to attend Harry Reid&#8217;s funeral is not a &#8220;good use of his time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Who thinks it\u2019s ALWAYS a good time for President Biden to show his immense decency and kindness? \u270b<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon Cooper \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@joncoopertweets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joncoopertweets\/status\/1479889107815968771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <em>Washington Post<\/em>&nbsp;deleted its tweet several days after it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/the-media\/2022\/01\/07\/washington-post-reduces-tom-cottons-pinocchio-rating-over-boston-bomber-stimulus-check\/\">reduced the Pinocchio rating<\/a>&nbsp;for Republican Sen. Tom Cotton when he accurately predicted that the 2021 coronavirus relief bill passed by Democrats would allow for criminals like the Boston Marathon bomber to receive a relief check.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The far-left Washington Post\u00a0had a tough last week between the amended fact-check of Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AK) and the backlash from a tweet about President Joe Biden attending funerals. 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