{"id":2218852,"date":"2024-04-11T19:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T23:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-former-chief-of-staff-wants-him-to-stop-talking-about-bridges\/"},"modified":"2024-04-11T19:40:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T23:40:51","slug":"bidens-former-chief-of-staff-wants-him-to-stop-talking-about-bridges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-former-chief-of-staff-wants-him-to-stop-talking-about-bridges\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s Ex-Chief of Staff Urges Him to Move Away from Bridge Discussions"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fbidens-former-chief-of-staff-wants-him-to-stop-talking-about-bridges%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=2218852&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>Former White House\u2063 Chief of Staff Ron\u200b Klain expressed \u200dhis\u2063 belief \u200bthat \u200cPresident Joe Biden should shift his\u2064 focus from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/winning-the-infrastructure-conversation-is-step-1-for-the-gop\/\" title=\"Winning The Infrastructure Conversation Is Step 1 For The GOP\">discussing infrastructure<\/a>, mainly bridges, \u2062to addressing more pressing economic\u200b concerns such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prageru-why-are-utilities-so-expensive\/\" title=\"PragerU: Why Are Utilities So Expensive?\">rising costs<\/a> of commodities \u200dlike\u200c gas, groceries, \u2063and \u200drent. Klain suggested that a continuous emphasis on infrastructure might not \u2063resonate as effectively with the general public, especially amidst everyday economic worries.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Former White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain wishes President Joe Biden would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-dan-bongino-on-the-future-of-parler-and-governments-role-in-tech\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Dan Bongino on the Future of Parler and Government\u2019s Role in Tech\">stop talking<\/a> about bridges and focus more of his attention on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/erickson-a-moment-for-jim-demint\/\" title=\"ERICKSON: A Moment For Jim DeMint\">economic issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s former top man <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/04\/09\/ron-klain-joe-biden-infrastructure-00151438\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told POLITICO<\/a> that while there was certainly nothing wrong with Biden talking about infrastructure, even the greatest accomplishments might not move the needle if the American people were worried about day-to-day issues like the cost of gas, groceries, and rent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the president is out there too much talking about bridges,\u201d Klain lamented. \u201cHe does two or three events a week where he\u2019s cutting a ribbon on a bridge. And here\u2019s a bridge. Like I tell you, if you go into the grocery store, you go to the grocery store and, you know, eggs and milk are expensive, the fact that there\u2019s a f**king bridge is not \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Klain went on to argue that a focus on local infrastructure projects might be more effective for a candidate running for Congress who was trying to show how effective he had been in bringing federal funding home to his district \u2014 but did not have the same impact to someone running for another term in the White House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s not a congressman. He\u2019s not running for Congress. I think it\u2019s kind of a fool\u2019s errand. I think that [it] also doesn\u2019t get covered that much because, look, it\u2019s a f**king bridge. Like it\u2019s a bridge, and how interesting is the bridge? It\u2019s a little interesting but it\u2019s not a lot interesting,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Klain\u2019s advice was for Biden to stick to the economy \u2014 but not the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thanksgiving-just-got-more-expensive\/\" title=\"Thanksgiving Just Got More Expensive\">current economy<\/a> so much as the one he planned to foster in a second term.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president\u2019s most effective economic message is contrast around whose side are you on, and compassion for the [pinch] of family budgets, and his agenda to bring down costs and raise incomes \u2014 and that lauding achievements \u2014 especially ones with abstract benefits \u2014 is less persuasive with voters,\u201d Klain explained.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Biden may yet face an uphill battle even if he takes Klain\u2019s advice, as recent polling suggests more Americans believe the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/bidens-claims-of-economic-victory-slapped-back-by-worse-than-expected-inflation-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">economy<\/a> was better prior to Biden taking office in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Even an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1778070441648623789\">informal poll<\/a> done during a live MSNBC segment resulted in everyone surveyed saying that the economy was better under former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Raise your hand if you think President Trump&#8217;s policies on the economy would be better for your family \u270b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5WqShG0mlZ\">pic.twitter.com\/5WqShG0mlZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1778070441648623789?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-White House Chief Ron Klain urges President Biden to shift focus from bridges to economic matters. 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