{"id":2318599,"date":"2024-08-03T10:13:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T14:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-report-card-biden-elevates-harris-to-president-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-03T10:17:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T14:17:09","slug":"white-house-report-card-biden-elevates-harris-to-president-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-report-card-biden-elevates-harris-to-president-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Report Card: Biden elevates Harris to president &#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\">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%2Fwhite-house-report-card-biden-elevates-harris-to-president-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=2318599&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 recent White House Report Card \u200chighlights President Joe Biden&#8217;s diminishing visibility as Vice President Kamala Harris takes\u200b a more prominent role in the administration, positioning herself as a key player ahead of the 2024 Democratic presidential\u2064 nomination.\u2064 Biden\u2019s efforts, such as a\u2063 multi-country prisoner exchange, are recognized positively, \u200cbut he faces\u200c criticism for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kjp-calls-on-peter-doocy-has-a-tantrum-and-moves-on-when-she-hears-his-question\/\" title=\"KJP summons Peter Doocy, throws tantrum, swiftly moves on upon hearing his question.\">avoiding tough questions<\/a> about\u200b rising unemployment and challenges related to immigration and foreign policy. Two commentators graded the week significantly differently: Democratic pollster John Zogby awarded an &#8220;A&#8221; for diplomatic successes and economic growth, while conservative analyst\u200d Jed Babbin \u2064gave an &#8220;F,&#8221; condemning Biden&#8217;s political maneuvers and perceived attempts to buy votes through financial promises.\u2063 Biden&#8217;s presidency is \u2063portrayed as one\u200c where Harris is stepping into the spotlight while he grapples with various political and\u200c economic challenges.  <\/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><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/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\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\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\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">White House Report Card: Biden elevates Harris to president<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1721201\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>This week&rsquo;s White House Report Card finds President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3109675\/biden-recedes-background-harris-starring-role\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>stepping into the shadows<\/a> of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> and newly-minted presumptive 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, instantly making him a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3107239\/wheres-joe-biden-no-one-cares-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>&ldquo;lame duck.&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On issues they see as positives such as prisoner swap with the Kremlin, Harris has been elevated to an equal planner with Biden. Both met the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3108871\/whelan-family-nightmare-ends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>prisoners<\/a> at Joint Base Andrews and Harris said of Biden, &ldquo;This is just an extraordinary testament to the importance of having a president who understands the power of diplomacy and understands the strength that rests in understanding the significance of diplomacy and strengthening alliances.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris has also adopted Biden&rsquo;s practice of avoiding questions on problem issues, such as the shocking jump in unemployment, the cancellation of a disastrous illegal immigrant parole program, and the threat of extinction Israel faces from the axis of Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you want to know who is the most important person at the party, look who arrives late.<br \/>Where&rsquo;s Joe Biden? No one cares now <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7ONMd2dvhG\">https:\/\/t.co\/7ONMd2dvhG<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcexaminer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dcexaminer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hugo Gurdon (@hgurdon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hgurdon\/status\/1819042472888000770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In looking at the week, grader and Democratic pollster John Zogby focused on the positives. In grading the week an &ldquo;A,&rdquo; he highlighted the multi-country prisoner exchange. &ldquo;This is what presidents are for,&rdquo; said Zogby.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative grader Jed Babbin, who gave the week an &ldquo;F,&rdquo; cited Biden&rsquo;s political play in promising to &ldquo;reform&rdquo; the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Supreme-Court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Supreme Court<\/a> in a way that helps liberals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Zogby<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Grade: A<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Vice President Kamala Harris has shaken up the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-lost-all-credibility-on-social-distancing-after-biden-celebrations\/\" title=\"Dems Lost All Credibility On Social Distancing After Biden Celebrations\">presidential race<\/a> and our polling has her leading former President Donald Trump by four points.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But, remember, Joe Biden is still the president,<\/em> and he had another good week. Economic growth has continued,<em> and job growth has slowed to 114,000 new jobs last month &mdash; but that is still job growth. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/unemployment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Unemployment<\/a> has climbed to 4.3%, and major retail companies are laying off tens of thousands. The silver lining is that inflation continues to ease, and the Federal Reserve, while missing an opportunity to lower rates this week, will be able to come together again in September and start the process of making mortgages more affordable and business loans more palatable for growth.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But the biggest news of the week for Biden was the release of American hostages from Russia. It was a triumph of diplomacy among seven countries, each with its own complications. Biden has shown the value of solid alliances, and, more importantly, credible personal relationships. As proof, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who agreed to help seal the exchange by releasing a convicted Russian killer, reportedly told Biden, &ldquo;For you I will do this.&rdquo; This is what presidents are for.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Jed Babbin<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: F<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>It was another week of attempted vote buying by President Joe Biden and his minions as well as more blather about reforming the U.S. Supreme Court to accomplish the progressives&rsquo; agenda. And then again there&rsquo;s the Palestinian Authority agreement with the terrorists of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Hamas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a> engineered and hosted by China.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Biden crew spent the week spending tax money, which is their usual game. Biden said he&rsquo;d forgive another 25 million student loans which, as we&rsquo;ve noted several times, the courts &mdash; including the Supreme Court &mdash; said Biden couldn&rsquo;t do. That is a big threat to democracy, which Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris want us to ignore in their rants about former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;threats&rdquo; to democracy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And then there is Biden&rsquo;s plan to give billions of dollars to black farmers for past discrimination against them. The farm vote is important and never let it be said that Biden ignored it while buying the votes of student loan borrowers.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">KAMALA HARRIS IS THE WORST ISRAEL-HATER &amp; ISLAMIST-PROPAGANDISTS TO EVER SERVE AS VICE PRESIDENT OR SEEK THE DEMOCRAT PARTY PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION<\/p>\n<p>Kamala Harris can surround herself with all the Jewish people she wants, from her husband to possibly Josh Shapiro.&nbsp; THE FACT IS&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marklevinshow\/status\/1818725643385028882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>And then again there&rsquo;s Biden&rsquo;s plan to reform the Supreme Court, which even Attorney General Merrick Garland could tell him can&rsquo;t be accomplished without a Constitutional amendment. Not that one is in the offing. Biden and Harris want to make SCOTUS the issue because all they have to run on is unlimited abortion. When SCOTUS turned the question back to the states in overturning Roe vs. Wade, it didn&rsquo;t ban abortion nor is there any Republican effort to enact a federal ban. That can&rsquo;t be done under the Supreme Court&rsquo;s ruling. But never mind because it makes a good issue for those who aren&rsquo;t informed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Abortion<\/a> is the only thing the Democrats have left. They can&rsquo;t succeed on Biden policy issues, which Harris won&rsquo;t deviate from.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And then there&rsquo;s Biden&rsquo;s and Harris&rsquo;s silence on the Palestinian Authority&rsquo;s agreement with Hamas. They won&rsquo;t say a word about it because it blows their favorite theory of a postwar Gaza government by the Palestinian Authority out of the water.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Zogby<\/strong> is the founder of the Zogby Survey and senior partner at <a href=\"https:\/\/johnzogbystrategies.com\/the-zogby-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>John Zogby Strategies.<\/a> His podcast with son and managing partner and pollster Jeremy Zogby <a href=\"https:\/\/johnzogbystrategies.com\/the-zogby-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>can be heard here.<\/a> Their firm polls for independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Follow him on X <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zogbystrategies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>@ZogbyStrategies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jed Babbin<\/strong> is a <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contributor and former deputy undersecretary of defense in the administration of former President George H.W. Bush. Follow him on X <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jedbabbin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>@jedbabbin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <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_1721201\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1721201\"}});<\/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\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>**White House Report Card: Biden Steps Back as Harris Takes Center Stage**<\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s White House Report Card reveals that President Joe Biden is taking a backseat to Vice President Kamala Harris, who has emerged as the presumptive 2024 Democratic presidential nominee. This shift has led to perceptions of Biden becoming a &#8220;lame duck.&#8221; On matters they view positively, such as the recent prisoner exchange with Russia, Harris is now seen as an equal partner in decision-making alongside Biden. Both leaders welcomed the released prisoners at Joint Base Andrews, where Harris praised Biden for his diplomatic understanding and ability to strengthen alliances.<\/p>\n<p>Harris has also adopted Biden&#8217;s strategy of sidestepping difficult questions regarding pressing issues like rising unemployment rates, the cancellation of an ineffective immigration program, and Israel&#8217;s precarious situation with Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah. <\/p>\n<p>In assessing the week\u2019s events, Democratic pollster John Zogby gave it an \u201cA,\u201d emphasizing the significance of the multi-country prisoner exchange. He remarked that this exemplifies what presidents are meant to do. Conversely, conservative analyst Jed Babbin assigned an \u201cF\u201d grade due to concerns over Biden\u2019s political maneuvers aimed at liberal reforms in relation to the U.S. Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>Zogby noted that while Kamala Harris is gaining traction in polling against former President Donald Trump\u2014leading by four points\u2014Biden still had a productive week marked by continued economic growth despite slower job creation and rising unemployment at 4.3%. Major retailers are laying off thousands; however, inflation appears to be decreasing.<\/p>\n<p>The highlight for Biden was successfully negotiating the release of American hostages from Russia through collaboration with seven countries\u2014a testament to effective diplomacy and strong international relationships.<\/p>\n<p>Babbin criticized what he sees as attempts by Biden&#8217;s administration to buy votes through financial promises like student loan forgiveness\u2014an action courts have deemed unconstitutional\u2014and funding initiatives aimed at addressing past discrimination against black farmers.<\/p>\n<p>He also pointed out that any proposed reforms for the Supreme Court would require a constitutional amendment\u2014a significant hurdle not currently on their agenda\u2014and accused them of using abortion rights as their primary campaign issue following Roe v. Wade being overturned.<\/p>\n<p>Both analysts noted silence from both leaders regarding recent agreements between Hamas and Palestinian authorities facilitated by China\u2014a stance they believe undermines their narrative about post-war governance in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>John Zogby is known for his polling work with independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., while Jed Babbin previously served under George H.W. Bush\u2019s administration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2318600,"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\/08\/Biden-Fades-Out-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3620,33296,32127],"class_list":["post-2318599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden","tag-report-card","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Biden-Fades-Out-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318599","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=2318599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2318600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2318599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2318599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2318599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}