{"id":2061076,"date":"2023-10-09T18:59:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T22:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-white-house-slammed-for-calling-a-lid-amid-israel-hamas-conflict\/"},"modified":"2023-10-09T19:01:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T23:01:33","slug":"biden-white-house-slammed-for-calling-a-lid-amid-israel-hamas-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-white-house-slammed-for-calling-a-lid-amid-israel-hamas-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden White House Criticized for Declaring a &#8216;Lid&#8217; During Israel-Hamas Conflict"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fbiden-white-house-slammed-for-calling-a-lid-amid-israel-hamas-conflict%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=2061076&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--><h2>President Joe Biden Faces Criticism for Calling a \u2062&#8221;Lid&#8221; \u200dAmidst\u2063 Israel-Hamas Conflict<\/h2>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> faced a wave of criticism on Monday after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White House<\/a> called a\u2063 \u201clid\u201d before \u200cnoon as\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel<\/a> goes to war\u200c with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/hamas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamas<\/a> in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Francesca Chambers, a reporter with USA TODAY, \u200dshared the news in\u2064 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-media-is-cheering-kamala-harris-while-she-avoids-the-border-would-they-do-the-same-for-mike-pence\/\" title=\"The Media Is Cheering Kamala Harris While She Avoids The Border. Would They Do The Same For Mike Pence?\">press pool report<\/a>. \u201cThe White House has\u2063 called a lid for the day, before the pool call time. We will not \u200cbe seeing the president today,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>A \u200dlid is generally called when the pool of reporters tasked\u2064 with covering the\u200d president is \u201cdismissed for the day with an assurance the President isn\u2019t going anywhere \u2063or doing anything in public,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/whca.press\/covering-the-white-house\/resources\/guide-to-the-white-house-beat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to the<\/a> White House Correspondents\u2019 \u2064Association.<\/p>\n<p>The schedule is subject to change and a lid does not mean\u200b Biden will be inactive for the rest of the day. And Biden has issued statements \u200bin support of\u200d Israel and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?530992-1\/president-biden-remarks-situation-israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">delivered remarks<\/a> on the conflict \u200bover the weekend. Still, a torrent of condemnation followed on\u2063 social media, with critics arguing that Biden going AWOL on the public stage, even temporarily,\u2064 was a \u2064bad \u2064move.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWeakest president in US history,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Banks\/status\/1711415793273937993\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Rep. Jim\u2064 Banks (R-IN), who is running for U.S. Senate. \u201cDisgraceful,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NRSC\/status\/1711418721925734591\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">added<\/a> the X account\u2064 for the National Republican Senatorial Committee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBiden has \u2018called\u200d a lid\u2019 for the rest of the day, \u200cmeaning no\u2063 public or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reporters-fail-to-ask-psaki-or-biden-about-one-of-the-biggest-news-stories-in-the-u-s\/\" title=\"Reporters Fail To Ask Psaki Or Biden About One Of The Biggest News Stories In The U.S.\">press events<\/a>.\u2063 This is\u2063 a disgusting disgrace. And, yet again, our \u2063enemies around\u2062 the world take notice,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marklevinshow\/status\/1711414626607415385\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> conservative \u200bcommentator Mark Levin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve got to be s****ing me?!? It\u2019s Monday \u2064at noon. Our greatest ally in the Middle East is \u2062at war, women and children are being slaughtered and raped in the streets, and our imbecile president is checking out before lunch?\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DonaldJTrumpJr\/status\/1711423504719990938\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> \u2062Donald Trump Jr.<\/p>\n<p>Others took note of the timing,\u2062 as U.S. officials had just shared that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HerbieZiskend46\/status\/1711417912840298693\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nine Americans were killed<\/a> in the surprise attack on Israel by Hamas militants over the weekend, and how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/u-s-office-of-palestinian-affairs-deletes-post-urging-israel-to-stand-down-following-hamas-attacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multiple<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/blinken-deletes-post-about-encouraging-ceasefire-in-israel-hamas-conflict\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accounts<\/a> associated with\u2062 the State Department have deleted posts containing talk favoring a ceasefire. In addition, dozens of people are believed \u2064to have\u200b been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/10\/08\/europe\/israel-hostages-hamas-what-we-know-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">taken\u2062 hostage<\/a> by Hamas, which has <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SonofHas\/status\/1711428523078959474\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">threatened<\/a> to execute the prisoners \u2062in response to Israeli airstrikes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One hour \u200bafter Biden called a lid, Hamas is threatening to execute prisoners on live TV<\/p>\n<p>They reportedly\u2062 have multiple American hostages <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EzHEmOLcmx\">pic.twitter.com\/EzHEmOLcmx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Hasson\u2063 (@SonofHas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SonofHas\/status\/1711428523078959474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cNine Americans are\u200c dead, \u200dan unknown number are missing or held hostage, yet\u200d President Biden is \u200bnowhere to be seen and has nothing to say. He\u2019s totally overmatched by events \u2062and paralyzed in a crisis, partly because his own\u200d foolish appeasement of Iran fueled a\u2064 campaign of terror,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTomCotton\/status\/1711447826650001561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AK), alluding to how Hamas is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-israel-hamas-strike-planning-bbe07b25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tied to Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBiden calls a lid before noon.\u200c No one in the\u200d admin can\u2063 speak to the\u200c number of American hostages. State Dept. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-deletes-russian-embassy-u-k-tweets-claiming-maternity-hospital-was-staged\/\" title=\"Twitter Deletes Russian Embassy U.K. Tweets Claiming Maternity Hospital Was Staged\">deleting tweets<\/a>.\u200c What a terrifying embarrassment,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DLoesch\/status\/1711440001018302867\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> \u200dradio show\u2064 host and former NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Commander-in-Chief called a lid before noon and the secretary of \u2062state is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-white-house-slammed-for-calling-a-lid-amid-israel-hamas-conflict\/\" title=\"Biden White House Criticized for Declaring a 'Lid' During Israel-Hamas Conflict\">deleting patently\u2062 ill-advised tweets<\/a> that already had\u2064 nearly 1 million views,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeConchaTV\/status\/1711434194532946332\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> The Messenger columnist Joe Concha. \u201cThe incompetence \u200dand apathy of our leadership should infuriate every American regardless of political stripe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064White House sought \u200dto \u200bquell the firestorm \u200dwith a response \u200bto a post\u200d to\u200b X from Fox News anchor John Roberts, who <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnrobertsFox\/status\/1711410437995040824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, \u201cWith war raging in Israel, the @WhiteHouse called a lid for @JoeBiden\u200b at 11:46am.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Bates,\u2064 a spokesman for Biden, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewJBates46\/status\/1711434416608653564\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, \u201cFor those unfamiliar, a \u2018lid\u2019 is just a courtesy announcement to reporters that they should not expect public events. A lid does *not* mean the President has stopped working, as is implied in the\u200d *Fox* tweet \u2064below.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bates also said that Biden is \u201cworking to support Israel all day,\u201d including meetings with top advisers, directing aides to coordinate with Israel \u2063and regional partners, and plans for the president\u2064 to speak \u200dwith \u200dallies. The dispatch said the\u2064 White House would\u2064 \u201chave more to share \u200dsoon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later in the day, Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2023\/10\/09\/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-american-citizens-impacted-in-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released<\/a> a lengthy\u200c statement announcing that the number of Americans believed to have been killed in the Hamas attack on Israel had \u2064risen to 11 and said \u2062he directed his team to work with \u2063Israel on the hostage situation. He also expressed support for Israel said the American people \u201care unwavering in our resolve \u200dto oppose terrorism in all forms.\u201d In addition, Biden\u200d and several European leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KellyO\/status\/1711497448684654972\">released<\/a> \u2063a joint statement on Israel.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062What message does Biden&#8217;s decision to call\u2062 a lid send to both the American people and \u200cinternational observers during a crisis?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ref=&#8221;https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattgaetz\/status\/1711446656631993353&#8243; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221;\u200c rel=&#8221;noopener&#8221;>tweeted<\/a> \u2063 Rep. Matt \u200cGaetz (R-FL). \u201cThe American people\u200b\u200b deserve better than this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The criticism\u2064 of Biden&#8217;s decision to call a lid amidst the Israel-Hamas conflict highlights the ongoing \u2062debate over the President&#8217;s handling\u2062 of the situation and raises questions \u200dabout his ability to effectively\u2063 manage a crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Some argue that Biden&#8217;s decision to call a lid shows a lack of urgency and sends the wrong message to both the American people and international observers. They believe that\u2064 it is essential for \u200cthe \u2062President\u200c to be\u200b visible and actively engaged during \u2062times \u200cof crisis, especially when American lives are at stake.<\/p>\n<p>Others, however, argue that calling a lid does not necessarily mean that Biden<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>noon, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. President Biden received backlash for this decision, with many questioning his commitment to addressing the crisis. Francesca Chambers of USA TODAY reported the news, highlighting the White House&#8217;s decision to halt activities for the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2061077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2061076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2061076","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\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2061076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2061076\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2061077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2061076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2061076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2061076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}