{"id":2356976,"date":"2024-10-19T12:14:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T16:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-report-card-worst-week-of-the-biden-harris-presidency-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-19T12:15:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T16:15:23","slug":"white-house-report-card-worst-week-of-the-biden-harris-presidency-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-report-card-worst-week-of-the-biden-harris-presidency-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Report Card: Worst week of the Biden-Harris presidency &#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%2Fwhite-house-report-card-worst-week-of-the-biden-harris-presidency-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=2356976&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 discusses\u2063 the latest &#8220;White House Report Card,&#8221; which \u2063rates the performance \u200cof President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris as the worst yet \u2063in their\u2064 administration. Both critic Jed Babbin and Democratic pollster John Zogby assigned an \u2062&#8221;F&#8221; grade\u2062 for the\u2063 week, criticizing Biden&#8217;s handling of escalating tensions in the\u2062 Middle East and \u2064the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-shuts-down-anti-israel-protesters-at-campaign-stop-im-speaking-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris shuts down anti-Israel protesters at campaign stop: \u2018I\u2019m speaking\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">humanitarian crisis resulting<\/a> from\u200d U.S.\u2063 involvement. Zogby \u200dhighlights Biden&#8217;s failure \u200cto influence the\u2063 Netanyahu government, leading \u200dto widespread violence and instability in the region. Babbin, meanwhile,\u2063 pointed\u200b to Harris&#8217;s controversial actions, \u200cincluding her\u2062 reported \u200cplagiarism \u2064and the administration&#8217;s agreement with Mexico to postpone illegal immigration until after the upcoming elections, which \u200bhe sees as proof of\u200d her lack of commitment to securing \u200dthe borders. The article\u200c portrays a dismal week for the Biden-Harris administration, \u200cwith heavy \u200bcriticism \u2062from both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-chose-impeachment-theater-greg-gutfeld-flames-media-for-hosting-political-sideshow-while-the-disease-exploded\/\" title=\"\u2018They Chose Impeachment Theater\u2019: Greg Gutfeld Flames Media For Hosting Political Sideshow While \u2018The Disease Exploded\u2019\">political sides<\/a> regarding\u200c foreign policy and internal 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: Worst week of the Biden-Harris presidency<\/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_1839693\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>This week&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3187121\/white-house-report-card-kamala-harris-is-losing-it-biden-is-toxic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House Report Card<\/a> is the worst of the administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Both conservative grader Jed Babbin and Democratic pollster <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-zogby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>John Zogby<\/a> graded the week an F, and would have been harsher if there had been a way to do it.<\/p>\n<p>Zogby said that Biden&rsquo;s weakness in helping to settle the Middle East crisis has resulted in pushing the United States into the war as it has decided to send troops and defensive equipment to Israel. He also said that the administration has helped to deepen the humanitarian disaster in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Babbin took aim at Harris and her sputtering presidential campaign. He gave special attention to the administration&rsquo;s political decision to work with Mexico to close the border until <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/election-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Election Day<\/a>, and then open the gates wide open.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Zogby<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Grade: F<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>If anyone is paying close attention, the U.S. is now knee-deep into a regional war in the Middle East.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Biden administration&rsquo;s inability (or lack of desire) to rein in the excesses of the Netanyahu government and the Israel Defense Forces has now led to a massive humanitarian crisis in Gaza, violence and instability in the West Bank, destruction of whole villages and murders of Lebanese whose only crime is to have been living in southern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Lebanon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lebanon<\/a> &mdash; a place that Israel plans to create both a buffer zone and expand settlements.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It also means war with the Yemeni Houthis and a planned attack on Iran.<\/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 | 10.17.24 - Live From SUNY Jefferson\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BMARR1unlzg?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>Israel&rsquo;s killing of the Hamas leader is spun as an act of military genius and planning but is really only the result of a scattershot attack, and the Biden administration now says peace is at hand. But it is not. The U.S. and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a> will now try to bully their way into redrawing a new map of the region and imposing friendly governance on areas that will be designed to ensure Israel&rsquo;s security.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>That sounds to me like other efforts at &ldquo;nation-building,&rdquo; like Versailles, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Somalia. Those did not work out, and neither will this. Love and respect do not come from the point of a gun, and thousands of Palestinians, Lebanese, and others will not forget. Whether anyone agrees with this analysis or not, this is just not going to work. And neither Vice President Kamala Harris nor former President Donald Trump offer anything better.<\/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 an awfully busy week for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Vice-President\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Vice President<\/a> Kamala Harris and her minions (including President Joe Biden). She was found to have plagiarized much of her book, to have not prosecuted any of the cases she claims to have done, she refused to fully answer questions in a rare Fox News interview and Biden\/Harris made a deal with Mexico to hold back 400,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/questions-mount-after-biden-sets-modern-record-with-no-solo-press-conferences\/\" title=\"Questions Mount After Biden Sets \u2018Modern Record\u2019 With No Solo Press Conferences\">000 illegal aliens<\/a> from crossing into the U.S., but only until Election Day.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The plagiarism and lack of prosecutorial experience should surprise no one. Harris lacks the intelligence to write without plagiarizing sources or to be able to personally prosecute cartels, drug dealers, and organized crime. Take it from someone who tried dozens of civil cases in about 30 years of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lawyers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>practicing law<\/a>. It&rsquo;s a stressful, demanding task. She&rsquo;s not up to it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The worst of the week came on Thursday with the news that the Biden-Harris team had made a deal with the Mexican government to keep about 400,000 illegal aliens in Mexico until Election Day, when they will be turned loose and be welcomed into the U.S. If anyone needed a reminder that Harris will keep the borders open if she&rsquo;s elected, this is proof positive.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We need to remember that Harris insisted that the Israelis not enter the Gaza city of Rafah in pursuit of Hamas&rsquo;s leaders and the hostages it still holds. There were seven Americans taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023, three of whom are believed to still be alive. The other four were murdered by Hamas in captivity. Biden-Harris have done nothing to help get them back. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3194556\/yahya-sinwar-death-unlikely-ease-problems-humanitarian-aid-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Yahya Sinwar<\/a>, leader of Hamas, was killed in an Israeli raid in Rafah on Thursday. He&rsquo;d still be alive if the Israelis hadn&rsquo;t ignored Harris and Biden.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>While we&rsquo;re at it, we should note that the totally politicized Justice Department is now suing Virginia because of its plan to expunge illegal aliens from the voting rolls. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin is doing exactly what he should be but Harris and Biden are trying their hardest to keep him from doing his duty.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And we should also note that Harris said we should&nbsp;think about reparations to black Americans for slavery and was promising &ldquo;loans&rdquo; &mdash; to be forgiven by the government &mdash; for black people to open <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>businesses<\/a>. Buying votes is a hallowed tradition among Democrats.<\/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>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 latest book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beyond-Horse-Race-Polls-Should\/dp\/1538197146\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Beyond the Horse Race: How to Read Polls and Why We Should<\/em><\/a>, was just released. 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> 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. 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