{"id":1459942,"date":"2022-05-02T08:29:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T12:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1459942"},"modified":"2022-05-02T08:29:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T12:29:42","slug":"sen-manchin-appears-in-political-ad-for-gop-congressman-and-brags-about-blocking-bidens-build-back-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-manchin-appears-in-political-ad-for-gop-congressman-and-brags-about-blocking-bidens-build-back-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Manchin Appears in Political Ad for GOP Congressman and Brags About Blocking Biden\u2019s Build Back Better"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fsen-manchin-appears-in-political-ad-for-gop-congressman-and-brags-about-blocking-bidens-build-back-better%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=1459942&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:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/05\/GettyImages-1240248823.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) raised the ire of some of his fellow Democrats when he appeared in a political ad for Congressman David McKinley (R-WV) and touted his own role in blocking President Joe Biden\u2019s signature domestic agenda item, Build Back Better.<\/p>\n<p>McKinley is set to face off with Congressman Alex Mooney (R-WV) after a new congressional map placed them both in the same district. Former President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/wvmetronews.com\/2021\/11\/15\/trump-backs-mooney-in-face-off-against-current-colleague-mckinley\/\">waded into the primary<\/a> last November, backing Mooney after McKinley voted in favor of the bipartisan infrastructure package.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also pointed out the fact that Mooney had voted against the January 6th commission \u2014 McKinley was one of the 35 House Republicans who <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/poll-more-americans-want-black-lives-matter-riots-investigated-than-january-6-riot\/\">voted in favor<\/a> of investigating the Capitol riot \u2014 although he opposed the select committee.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin entered the fray on Saturday with a video ad for McKinley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201clol Joe Manchin brags about sinking Build Back Better in an ad he just cut for a Republican candidate for Congress,\u201d reporter Jordan Zakarin tweeted along with video of the ad. \u201cDemocrats were never going to get this guy on board for any part of their agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">lol Joe Manchin brags about sinking Build Back Better in an ad he just cut for a Republican candidate for Congress. <\/p>\n<p>Democrats were never going to get this guy on board for any part of their agenda. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0ILc2pScCu\">pic.twitter.com\/0ILc2pScCu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jordan Zakarin (@jordanzakarin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jordanzakarin\/status\/1520773885544878081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always said if I can\u2019t go home and explain it, I can\u2019t vote for it,\u201d Manchin said in the ad. \u201cAnd that\u2019s why I opposed Build Back Better. For Alex Mooney and his out-of-state supporters to suggest David McKinley supported Build Back Better is an outright lie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDavid McKinley has always opposed reckless spending because it doesn\u2019t make sense for West Virginia,\u201d Manchin continued. \u201cAlex Mooney had proven he\u2019s all about Alex Mooney, but West Virginians know that David McKinley is all about us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Communications strategist Sawyer Hackett used the ad to argue that President Joe Biden should take <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/report-bidens-executive-actions-to-occur-thematically-in-first-ten-days\">executive action<\/a> to go around Manchin, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SawyerHackett\/status\/1520810501143502849\">saying<\/a>, \u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Joe <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Manchin<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> bragging about killing the president\u2019s agenda in an <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">ad<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> for a Republican. If this is where he is, Joe Biden has nothing to lose from legislating by executive action.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>CNN congressional reporter Manu Raju noted that the ad might not just be about saving McKinley\u2019s seat, pointing out the fact that Mooney could possibly go on to challenge Manchin for his Senate seat in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cManchin inserts himself into a GOP v. GOP House primary and cuts an ad for David McKinley who is facing Trump-backed Alex Mooney. Trump has gone after Rs like McKinley for backing infrastructure bill. Mooney is seen as a possible \u201824 challenger to Manchin,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">At the end of the day, if Joe <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Manchin<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> can cut <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">ads<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> for Republicans and spit in Joe Biden\u2019s face without consequence, and Democrats will *still* handle <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Manchin<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> with kid gloves, that\u2019s a deeper problem within the party,\u201d Democratic strategist Max Burns <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/themaxburns\/status\/1520811255459729411\">added<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. 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