{"id":2322300,"date":"2024-08-10T09:32:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T13:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-report-card-biden-starts-quiet-quitting-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-10T09:36:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T13:36:11","slug":"white-house-report-card-biden-starts-quiet-quitting-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-report-card-biden-starts-quiet-quitting-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Report Card: Biden starts \u2018quiet quitting\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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%2Fwhite-house-report-card-biden-starts-quiet-quitting-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=2322300&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 &#8220;White House\u2063 Report Card&#8221;\u200b highlights President Joe Biden&#8217;s recent approach to leadership,\u200b characterized\u200d as &#8220;quiet quitting.&#8221; Biden has been\u2064 mostly absent from public view, allowing Vice President Kamala Harris to take the spotlight during her campaigning. This week, Biden spent time at\u2064 his Delaware beach resort with no \u2064public events planned and made a brief appearance\u2063 during a White House celebration for the Texas Rangers. Two contrasting evaluations of the administration&#8217;s performance come from conservative Jed\u2063 Babbin, \u2062who gave a\u200b failing grade due to issues including terrorism at the southern border and ongoing economic struggles, and Democratic pollster John Zogby, who gave a higher grade based on job market improvements. Harris, \u2064who is campaigning alongside Minnesota Governor\u200b Tim \u2063Walz, is gaining positive media coverage despite criticisms of their policies. In foreign matters, concerns are raised regarding Hezbollah&#8217;s potential \u200dactions against Israel and the U.S.&#8217;s\u2064 role as \u200da \u200cdeterrent.\u200d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-former-chief-of-staff-confirms-he-called-fallen-soldiers-losers\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s ex-chief of staff admits to labeling fallen soldiers as &#039;losers&#039;.\">report reflects<\/a> a combination of criticisms and\u200c cautious optimism \u2062regarding Biden&#8217;s and \u200dHarris&#8217;s political futures amidst various 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 starts &lsquo;quiet quitting&rsquo;<\/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_1727396\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>This week&rsquo;s White House Report Card finds President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/3111132\/amid-stock-market-woes-biden-slammed-saying-cured-economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> pretty much hidden away, allowing Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3116467\/swing-state-scorecard-walz-harris-battleground-rankings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> to soak up the public&rsquo;s and media&rsquo;s attention as he begins his &ldquo;quiet quitting&rdquo; phase.<\/p>\n<p>As usual, he is at his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Delaware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Delaware<\/a> beach resort for the weekend, and there are no events planned.<\/p>\n<p>We saw him in CBS News clips from an interview he sat down for that was notable for his suggestion that the post-election period could become messy if former President Donald Trump doesn&rsquo;t win. He also showed up for a White House celebration of the 2023 World Series-winning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/MLB\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Texas Rangers<\/a> and said at one point, &ldquo;All right, what am I doing now?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bumbling Joe Biden asks &lsquo;what am I doing?&rsquo; while meeting the Texas Rangers at the White House\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GVQbDVZG4RE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Harris, meanwhile, picked liberal Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. The duo hit the campaign trail and were greeted by large crowds and enthusiastic supporters &mdash; including an adoring press corps eager to overlook her policy failures and his radical policies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/conservative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Conservative<\/a> grader Jed Babbin gave the week an &ldquo;F,&rdquo; citing the continued border crisis that let in 99 terrorists. Democratic pollster John Zogby graded the week a &ldquo;B,&rdquo; noting a better jobs report and stock market recovery.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jed Babbin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Grade: F<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>This week was witness to another awful performance by the Biden-Harris team with terrorists coming across the border, $239 million being sent to the Taliban, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stock-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>stock market<\/a>&rsquo;s reaction only days after President Joe Biden proclaimed that he&rsquo;d &ldquo;cured&rdquo; the economy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The biggest laugh of the week came when Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Biden was so consequential that his mug ought to be on Mount Rushmore with former Presidents George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and Thomas Jefferson. She said this after saying that she hadn&rsquo;t led the opposition campaign that got Joe to end his reelection campaign.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>U.S. stock markets (and others globally) crashed two days after Biden proclaimed that he&rsquo;d cured the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>economy<\/a>, going down more than 2,000 points. How much more of a Bidenonmics &ldquo;cure&rdquo; can the world stand?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A new SIGAR report &mdash; the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction &mdash; said that the State Department didn&rsquo;t manage its funding grants well, and $239 million in &ldquo;counterterrorism&rdquo; funds were sent to the Taliban, who are, of course, terrorists. And nobody is going to get fired for that screw-up.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And we&rsquo;re told now that 99 on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmaker-terror-suspects-are-starting-to-exploit-the-southern-border\/\" title=\"GOP Lawmaker: Terror Suspects Are \u2018Starting To Exploit The Southern Border\u2019\">terrorist watch list<\/a> got into the U.S. More terrorists and other criminals are surely among the two million &ldquo;gotaways&rdquo; &mdash; those who evaded the Border Patrol altogether &mdash; who have entered the country under the Biden-Harris administration.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We&rsquo;re left wondering how the media can so frequently label former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Donald-Trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> and his supporters as &ldquo;radicals&rdquo; when Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are doing everything possible to prove themselves to be real radicals. And now we have &ldquo;Tampon Tim&rdquo; Walz, the progressive governor from Minnesota on the Harris ticket to watch.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Zogby<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Grade: B<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>First-time applications for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/unemployment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>unemployment<\/a> were down and the stock markets appear to have stabilized after their meltdown over the last week.<\/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\">Good evening, Arizona! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WBE81PsXxv\">pic.twitter.com\/WBE81PsXxv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris\/status\/1822098657333612555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 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><em>Hezbollah is poised for a major attack on Israel, independent of anything its sponsor wants. There is a lot of anxiety in the region, and once again, the U.S. is in a position with battleships, caches of arms, and advisers to serve as deterrence to fend off a major attack. Israel&rsquo;s Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Benjamin-Netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> grudgingly agreed to go back to negotiations for a ceasefire, but no one believes him. It is a mess waiting to get worse.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Mostly out of sight, President Joe Biden has been insulated from the daily routine of bashing about his age and mental acuity. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris named a running mate and has pulled ahead in most polls, including some in several critical battleground states. She is in the middle of a honeymoon which can be expected to last through the end of the Democratic National Convention. The race is now enjoined, and former President Donald Trump looks to be off his game while his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-aide-who-threatened-to-destroy-female-reporter-is-protege-of-notorious-sex-pests-halperin-lauer\/\" title=\"Biden Aide Who Threatened to \u2018Destroy\u2019 Female Reporter is Protege of Notorious Sex Pests Halperin, Lauer\">vice presidential selection<\/a>, Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH), seems to never miss an opportunity to annoy broad swathes of voters. A decent week for the White House.<\/em><\/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><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><strong>John Zogby<\/strong> is the founder of the Zogby Survey and senior partner at <a href=\"https:\/\/johnzogbystrategies.com\/\" 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> <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_1727396\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1727396\"}});<\/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 Begins &#8216;Quiet Quitting&#8217;**<\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s White House Report Card reveals that President Joe Biden is largely out of the spotlight, letting Vice President Kamala Harris take center stage as he enters a phase of &#8220;quiet quitting.&#8221; As is customary, he spent the weekend at his beach resort in Delaware with no scheduled events. He was seen in CBS News clips from an interview where he suggested that the post-election period could become chaotic if former President Donald Trump does not win. Additionally, he made an appearance at a White House event celebrating the Texas Rangers&#8217; 2023 World Series victory and seemed somewhat disoriented, asking, &#8220;All right, what am I doing now?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Harris has chosen liberal Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate. The pair have been campaigning together and have received warm receptions from large crowds and enthusiastic supporters\u2014including a press corps eager to overlook their policy shortcomings. Conservative analyst Jed Babbin gave this week an \u201cF,\u201d pointing to ongoing border issues that allowed 99 terrorists to enter the U.S. In contrast, Democratic pollster John Zogby rated it a \u201cB,\u201d highlighting improvements in job reports and stock market recovery.<\/p>\n<p>**Jed Babbin&#8217;s Grade: F**<\/p>\n<p>This week showcased another poor performance by the Biden-Harris administration with terrorists crossing the border and $239 million sent to the Taliban\u2014who are indeed terrorists\u2014just days after Biden claimed to have &#8220;cured&#8221; the economy. A particularly amusing moment came when Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) suggested that Biden was so significant his likeness should be on Mount Rushmore alongside past presidents like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln; she made this remark after denying any role in pushing him toward ending his reelection campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Following Biden&#8217;s declaration about fixing the economy, U.S. stock markets plummeted over 2,000 points within two days\u2014a stark contradiction to his claims of economic success. A new report from SIGAR (Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction) criticized how poorly funding grants were managed by the State Department leading to substantial financial support for terrorist groups without accountability for those responsible.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, it has come to light that 99 individuals on terrorist watch lists entered America during this administration\u2019s tenure; many more criminals likely slipped through among two million who evaded Border Patrol altogether under Biden-Harris leadership. This raises questions about how media outlets can label Trump supporters as \u201cradicals\u201d while ignoring similar actions by current leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Now we also see \u201cTampon Tim\u201d Walz\u2014the progressive governor of Minnesota\u2014joining Harris on her ticket.<\/p>\n<p>**John Zogby&#8217;s Grade: B**<\/p>\n<p>On a more positive note for Democrats this week saw first-time unemployment claims decrease while stock markets appear more stable following last week&#8217;s downturns.<\/p>\n<p>In international news, Hezbollah seems poised for significant action against Israel independent of its sponsors\u2019 desires amid rising regional tensions; once again placing U.S forces in positions meant as deterrents against major attacks while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reluctantly agrees to resume ceasefire negotiations which many doubt will yield results.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden remains mostly out of public view amidst ongoing discussions regarding his age and mental fitness while Vice President Kamala Harris enjoys increased popularity following her selection of Walz as running mate\u2014a move reflected positively across various polls including critical battleground states\u2014as she rides a wave of favorable sentiment expected until after next month\u2019s Democratic National Convention.<\/p>\n<p>The political landscape continues evolving with former President Donald Trump appearing less effective lately while his vice presidential pick Sen. J.D Vance (R-OH) often alienates potential voters with controversial remarks.<\/p>\n<p>Overall it has been a relatively decent week for those at The White House<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2322301,"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-boots.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3620,37746,33296,32076,32127],"class_list":["post-2322300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden","tag-quiet-quitting","tag-report-card","tag-washington-examiner","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/biden-boots.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322300","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=2322300"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322300\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2322301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}