{"id":2292815,"date":"2024-07-11T15:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T19:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-aides-not-wife-jill-are-bidens-puppet-masters-voters-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T15:13:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T19:13:54","slug":"top-aides-not-wife-jill-are-bidens-puppet-masters-voters-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-aides-not-wife-jill-are-bidens-puppet-masters-voters-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Top aides, not wife Jill, are Biden\u2019s puppet masters: Voters &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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%2Ftop-aides-not-wife-jill-are-bidens-puppet-masters-voters-washington-examiner%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=2292815&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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> a recent survey that reveals that a majority of voters believe that \u200dPresident \u200cJoe Biden is not in\u200b charge at the White House, with his top aides being perceived as the ones pulling the strings. As scrutiny on \u2063Biden increases, voters are \u2064focusing on his aides as \u200cthe real power in the White House. The survey, conducted by Rasmussen Reports, \u200cshows that only 9% of respondents believe that Biden&#8217;s wife, Jill, is making decisions \u2062at the White\u2063 House, while 39% believe senior \u2063political advisers are in control. Additionally, 32% of likely voters believe that &#8220;someone else&#8221; is the controlling force\u200c at the White House. Although the survey did not specify who that might\u2063 be, there are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hostage-situation-leaves-2-dead-in-austin-texas\/\" title=\"Hostage situation leaves 2 dead in Austin, Texas\">reports suggesting<\/a> that \u2063former President Barack\u2062 Obama may\u2063 be \u200dplaying \u2064a role in the White House.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" 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class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/paul-bedard\/\">Paul Bedard<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-11T15:11:02-04:00\">July 11, 2024 3:11 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1638232\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A majority of voters believe that President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3078189\/biden-campaign-downplays-polling-replacement-internal-memo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> is not in charge at the White House, instead believing that his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3078189\/biden-campaign-downplays-polling-replacement-internal-memo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>top aides<\/a> are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-warn-roe-v-wade-changes-will-intensify-calls-for-supreme-court-reform\/\" title=\"Democrats Warn Roe v Wade Changes Will Intensify Calls for Supreme Court Reform\">pulling strings<\/a> for the increasingly out-of-touch chief executive.<\/p>\n<p>As Biden comes under increasing voter scrutiny, it appears that it is his aides that voters are focused on as the real power in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/White-House\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For example, in a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/biden_administration\/who_s_in_charge_at_the_white_house_most_don_t_think_it_s_biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Rasmussen Reports<\/a> survey shared with <em>Secrets<\/em>, just 9% believe Biden\u2019s wife, Jill, \u201cis actually making decisions at the White House.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the top slot are \u201csenior political advisers,\u201d at 39%. But, ominously, 32% of likely voters told Rasmussen that \u201csomeone else\u201d is the controlling force at the 81-year-old\u2019s White House.<\/p>\n<p>The polling house did not ask who, but there have been multiple reports today that former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Barack-Obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Barack Obama<\/a> is playing role in the White House, both to help the president survive politically and cheer on efforts to force Biden out of his reelection bid, opening the door for Vice President Kamala Harris to potentially become the first black female president.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, 52% of voters said that they did not believe Biden was in charge, while 38% said they did.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And a majority of likely voters, 55%, said that they do not believe that Biden is up to the physical and mental challenges of the job.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has failed several public tests recently to show that he\u2019s fit enough to be president for over four more years should he win reelection. The next test comes later Thursday when he is expected to field some questions at a press conference following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/NATO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>NATO<\/a> summit he hosted in Washington.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1638232\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1638232\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a recent survey by Rasmussen Reports, the majority of voters believe that President Joe Biden is not the one making decisions at the White House, with his top aides being seen as the real power behind the scenes. Only 9% of respondents think that Biden&#8217;s wife, Jill, is the one in charge, while 39% believe it is his senior political advisers. Additionally, 32% of likely voters believe that someone else is the controlling force in Biden&#8217;s administration. There are reports suggesting that former President Barack Obama may be playing a role in the White House to help Biden politically and potentially pave the way for Vice President Kamala Harris to become the first black female president. Overall, 52% of voters do not believe that Biden is in charge, and 55% doubt his ability to handle the physical and mental challenges of the presidency. Biden&#8217;s fitness for the job will be put to the test during a press conference following the NATO summit he hosted in Washington<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2292816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Biden-Aides-Poll-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,34693,34692,4223,32076],"class_list":["post-2292815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-puppet-masters","tag-top-aides","tag-voters","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Biden-Aides-Poll-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292815","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\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}