{"id":2330422,"date":"2024-08-24T10:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T14:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-report-card-biden-harris-hiding-instead-of-building-big-mo-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-24T10:35:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T14:35:47","slug":"white-house-report-card-biden-harris-hiding-instead-of-building-big-mo-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-report-card-biden-harris-hiding-instead-of-building-big-mo-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Report Card: Biden, Harris hiding instead of building \u2018Big Mo\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=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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-harris-hiding-instead-of-building-big-mo-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=2330422&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 article presents a &#8220;White\u2064 House Report Card&#8221; \u200cevaluating President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala \u200dHarris during a week \u200cfollowing a successful Democratic National Convention. Despite the positive momentum from the convention, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-georgia-secretary-of-state-brad-raffensperger-neglected-to-protect-georgians-by-allowing-dominion-voting-machines-in-elections-he-didnt-prevent-fraud-he-provided-f\/\" title=\"REPORT: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Neglected to Protect Georgians By Allowing Dominion Voting Machines in Elections \u2013 He Didn\u2019t Prevent Fraud \u2013 He Provided for It\">report highlights<\/a> \u2064that both leaders have been less visible, \u200cwith Harris returning\u2062 to Washington\u2062 instead of campaigning actively. \u2062Democratic pollster John \u200bZogby awarded the week \u200ban\u200d &#8220;A&#8221; grade for \u200cthe\u2062 strong support Biden \u200creceived at \u2064the convention and the shift in\u2062 focus away from \u2064concerns\u2063 about \u200bhis age and mental acuity towards \u200dcriticisms of former President Donald Trump&#8217;s behavior. Conversely, conservative commentator\u200b Jed Babbin rated the\u2063 week an &#8220;F,&#8221; criticizing\u2064 Biden&#8217;s controversial \u2062remarks about pro-Hamas demonstrators and claiming \u2062the administration had\u200c exaggerated job creation figures. The report outlines\u2063 contrasting \u200dperspectives on the Biden administration&#8217;s performance, showcasing the political divide in interpretations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-gaetz-highlights-possibility-antifa-infiltrated-trump-march\/\" title=\"Rep. Gaetz highlights possibility Antifa infiltrated Trump march\">recent events<\/a> \u200band\u2062 strategies.  <\/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, Harris hiding instead of building &lsquo;Big Mo&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_1736997\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>This week&rsquo;s White House Report Card finds President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> and Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> out of sight, a strange turn after a successful Democratic National Convention.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Instead of hitting the trail to build momentum, Harris returned to Washington after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chicago<\/a> event wrapped up. Harris had a snarky answer to a reporter who asked about her plans for this weekend. &ldquo;What&rsquo;s next?&rdquo; asked a reporter. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to walk up those stairs,&rdquo; she giggled. What&rsquo;s more, she doesn&rsquo;t even plan to hit the campaign trail until Wednesday.<\/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=\"JUST IN: VP Kamala Harris Briefly Interacts With Reporters While Departing Chicago Following DNC\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nGg3VB6dK70?start=46&amp;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>Challenger and former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Donald-Trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>, meanwhile, held a rally Friday where he was endorsed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent candidate who suspended his campaign, and he has a rally set for Tuesday in Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Democratic pollster John Zogby graded the week an &ldquo;A&rdquo; because of the positive convention and Biden&rsquo;s able handoff to his deputy. Conservative Jed Babbin graded the week an &ldquo;F,&rdquo; and said the convention was a clown show lacking attention to serious issues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Zogby<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Grade: A<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a> gathered in Chicago for their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-to-hold-first-presidential-primary-of-2024-election-cycle\/\" title=\"Nevada To Hold First Presidential Primary Of 2024 Election Cycle\">presidential nominating convention<\/a> and gave President Joe Biden a rousing farewell, worthy of a hero.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>At the same time, they breathed a huge sigh of relief because the conversation about age and mental acuity not only ended on the Democratic side but turned its guns on former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s strange behavior of late.<\/em><\/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=\"The Zogby Report | 08.20.24 -  Anything Can Happen\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L0-7Mg_MJAk?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><em>While Vice President Kamala Harris has pledged to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-says-sinema-sabotaged-biden-agenda-disagrees-with-top-dem-who-says-her-switch-doesnt-matter\/\" title=\"Bernie Says Sinema \u2018Sabotaged\u2019 Biden Agenda, Disagrees With Top Dem Who Says Her Switch \u2018Doesn\u2019t Matter\u2019\">move things forward<\/a>, she did not in any way try to escape her connection with the Biden administration. To do otherwise would have been inauthentic &mdash; Google &ldquo;JD Vance&rdquo; for the definition of that. So, the Biden legacy continues, and that is a tribute in itself. Not many of us get that in our lives.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jed Babbin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Grade: F<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>It was another great week for Biden-Harris watchers. President Joe Biden told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Democratic-National-Convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic National Convention<\/a> that pro-Hamas demonstrators &ldquo;had a point.&rdquo; His administration got caught exaggerating job numbers by almost a million and it was revealed that his migrant spouse program would add another half-million illegals to those already inside the United States.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Biden&rsquo;s comment on the protesters hid exactly what their &ldquo;point&rdquo; was and it wasn&rsquo;t one that Biden or Harris would admit. Their point is that Israel shouldn&rsquo;t exist and that the Jews living there should be killed or driven out.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Biden team got caught exaggerating new job numbers by 818,000. Bidenomics has caused so much <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>inflation<\/a> and market instability that jobs were certain to be fewer than they earlier claimed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And Biden&rsquo;s immigrant spouse program turned out to be just another open border scam. Don&rsquo;t forget that Harris has not only failed as &ldquo;border czarina,&rdquo; she&rsquo;s also an open border radical.<\/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><em>There was pretty much nothing about national security or foreign policy in the 2024 Democratic&nbsp; platform. It did, however, say that the U.S. is spending too much on defense and not enough on diplomacy. Great idea. They want to starve defense and spend more on the State Department. And how many successes can State claim in the Biden era? None by my count.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And at the convention, there was a free clinic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/fact-check-is-the-dnc-offering-free-abortions-to-attendees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sponsored by Planned Parenthood<\/a> that performed free abortions and vasectomies. The Democrats continue to claim that the Republicans under Trump would ban abortions nationally which they cannot do under the recent Supreme Court decision turning abortion authority back to the states.<\/em><\/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>&nbsp;Follow him on X <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zogbystrategies\" 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\" title>@jedbabbin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1736997\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1736997\"}});<\/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 and Harris Laying Low Instead of Gaining Momentum**<\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s White House Report Card reveals that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have been largely absent from the public eye, a surprising shift following a successful Democratic National Convention. Rather than continuing to build on their momentum, Harris returned to Washington after the Chicago event concluded. When asked by a reporter about her weekend plans, she responded with a sarcastic remark: \u201cWhat\u2019s next? We\u2019re going to walk up those stairs,\u201d laughing as she said it. Notably, she does not plan to resume campaigning until Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, former President Donald Trump held a rally on Friday where he received an endorsement from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has suspended his independent campaign. Trump also has another rally scheduled for Tuesday in Michigan. Despite this, Democratic pollster John Zogby rated the week an &#8220;A,&#8221; citing the positive outcomes of the convention and Biden&#8217;s effective transition of responsibilities to Harris. Conversely, conservative commentator Jed Babbin gave it an &#8220;F,&#8221; criticizing the convention as lacking seriousness.<\/p>\n<p>John Zogby noted that Democrats gathered in Chicago for their presidential nominating convention and provided President Biden with an enthusiastic send-off reminiscent of a hero&#8217;s farewell while also feeling relieved that discussions surrounding age and mental fitness shifted focus onto Trump&#8217;s recent odd behavior.<\/p>\n<p>While Vice President Kamala Harris expressed her commitment to advancing initiatives, she did not distance herself from the Biden administration\u2014doing so would have seemed disingenuous. The legacy of Biden continues on its own merit; few individuals achieve such recognition in their lifetimes.<\/p>\n<p>Jed Babbin criticized another week for observers of the Biden-Harris administration, pointing out that during his speech at the Democratic National Convention, President Biden suggested pro-Hamas demonstrators \u201chad a point.\u201d His administration was found inflating job numbers by nearly one million and revealed plans for his migrant spouse program which could add another 500,000 undocumented immigrants already present in America. The underlying message behind these protests\u2014calling for Israel&#8217;s nonexistence and advocating violence against Jews\u2014was something neither he nor Harris would acknowledge.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s team faced scrutiny over exaggerated job statistics amid rising inflation attributed to his economic policies (termed &#8220;Bidenomics&#8221;), which have led to market instability resulting in fewer jobs than previously claimed. Additionally, concerns were raised about immigration policies being perceived as open-border tactics under Harris\u2019s oversight as \u201cborder czarina.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 2024 Democratic platform notably lacked emphasis on national security or foreign policy issues but criticized U.S defense spending while advocating increased funding for diplomacy\u2014a move met with skepticism given past failures within State Department initiatives during this administration.<\/p>\n<p>At the convention itself was Planned Parenthood offering free abortions and vasectomies amidst ongoing Republican claims regarding potential nationwide abortion bans\u2014a claim deemed impossible following recent Supreme Court rulings returning authority over abortion laws back to individual states.<\/p>\n<p>John Zogby is recognized as founder of Zogby Survey and senior partner at John Zogby Strategies; follow him on X @ZogbyStrategies. Jed Babbin is known as a contributor at Washington Examiner and served under former President George H.W Bush; follow him on X @jedbabbin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2330423,"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\/kamala-harris-biden-dnc-platform-education-2024-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,39181,4021,32076,32094],"class_list":["post-2330422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-big-mo","tag-harris","tag-washington-examiner","tag-white-house-report-card"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kamala-harris-biden-dnc-platform-education-2024-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330422","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=2330422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330422\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2330423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2330422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2330422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2330422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}