{"id":2372537,"date":"2024-11-23T11:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T16:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-sleepwalking-into-war-trump-tcb-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-23T11:45:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T16:45:46","slug":"biden-sleepwalking-into-war-trump-tcb-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-sleepwalking-into-war-trump-tcb-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden sleepwalking into war, Trump TCB &#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\">18<\/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%2Fbiden-sleepwalking-into-war-trump-tcb-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=2372537&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 latest White House \u2062Report Card reveals a troubling assessment of President \u2064Joe Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">performance amid escalating international tensions<\/a>. At the recent G20\u2062 summit in Brazil, Biden appeared disengaged and missed significant\u200c engagement opportunities with world \u2062leaders, leading critics\u2062 to label his\u2064 efforts as \u2064lackluster, with an assigned grade of D-minus. Notably, Biden&#8217;s recent approval of using land mines in Ukraine and allowing Ukrainian forces to strike into Russia has heightened concerns about deteriorating relations and possible escalation\u2064 into broader conflict.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, President-elect \u200dDonald Trump is actively assembling his \u2062Cabinet, demonstrating a strong public presence and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-rejects-unanimous-nsc-more-regularly-than-you-may-think\/\" title=\"Biden Rejects Unanimous NSC \u201cMORE REGULARLY THAN YOU MAY Think\u201d\">effective decision-making<\/a>, resulting in a B+ grade for his \u200cefforts. Trump&#8217;s appointments,\u2062 including the popular Pam Bondi as attorney general, reflect a strategic approach to governance as he prepares for his incoming administration.<\/p>\n<p>the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lockdowns-arent-your-savior-crenshaw-reacts-to-critics-of-texas-opening\/\" title=\"\u2018Lockdowns Aren\u2019t Your Savior\u2019: Crenshaw Reacts To Critics Of Texas Opening\">report underscores<\/a> a \u200bstark \u2063divide in leadership \u200capproaches and raises alarms about\u200c the potential for increased global conflict under Biden&#8217;s administration, while Trump \u2064positions himself as \u200ca decisive figure ready to lead with clarity and purpose. Both leaders received D-minus grades from Democratic pollster John\u2062 Zogby, \u200creflecting\u2062 a pervasive skepticism \u2063about\u2064 their\u200b capacities in these crucial \u2062moments.  <\/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 sleepwalking into war, Trump taking care of business<\/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_1890749\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>This week&rsquo;s White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3232381\/pollster-zogby-to-dems-give-trump-his-honeymoon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Report Card<\/a> finds President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a> fast fading on the world stage but seemingly eager to go out with a bang by edging the United States closer to war.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>At the G20 economic summit in Brazil, Biden appeared to be a bit player, relegated to the back row of the stage. He ignored questions, blew off the traditional press conference, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3234458\/biden-misses-g20-family-photo-due-logistical-issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">missed a key photo session<\/a> with the world leaders and made one statement while appearing disheveled and then just walked away.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3223892\/president-elect-donald-trump-cabinet-picks-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP CABINET PICKS: WHO&rsquo;S BEEN TAPPED TO SERVE IN THE PRESIDENT-ELECT&rsquo;S ADMINISTRATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden just read scripted remarks, answered no questions and then disappeared into the Amazon Rainforest.<\/p>\n<p>Wildest press conference I&rsquo;ve ever seen in my life lmao. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/408DGdmxbQ\">pic.twitter.com\/408DGdmxbQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_johnnymaga\/status\/1858237107736580178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 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>    <\/p>\n<p>Biden also signaled a huge policy reversal when he approved the use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3236127\/biden-final-push-ukraine-throw-kitchen-sink\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">land mines in Ukraine<\/a> to stop Russian troops. That, coupled with his approval of Ukraine firing U.S.-supplied missiles into Russia, prompted Moscow&rsquo;s launch of an experimental ballistic missile over Ukraine to launch multiple warheads. Several U.S. military analysts said that brought world war much closer to happening soon.<\/p>\n<p>It was notable that Vice President Kamala Harris was AWOL all week, vacationing in Hawaii. Officials said she deserved a break but with only two months left on the job and Biden clearly needing a hand, she should have stayed in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>For such a poor performance this week, <em>Secrets<\/em> grades Biden with a <strong>D-minus.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Meanwhile, the president-in-waiting, President-elect&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump,<\/a>&nbsp;continued on his fast pace of naming top aides and Cabinet officials.<\/span> His pick of Matt Gaetz for attorney general blew up, but Trump moved swiftly to replace him with a very popular choice, former Florida Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3239745\/bondi-nomination-receives-high-praise-from-gop-senators\/\" title=\"\">Pam Bondi.<\/a> He also named a powerhouse economic team led by Treasury pick Scott Bessent and Russ Voight as his budget chief.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3222408\/joe-biden-lame-duck-session-trump-proof-legacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>BIDEN TO USE LAME-DUCK SESSION TO &lsquo;TRUMP-PROOF&rsquo; LEGACY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And the image last weekend of him leading an entourage of Cabinet picks and House Speaker Mike Johnson into Madison Square Garden for a UFC championship fight was a powerful reminder that Trump knows how to fill a stage. For his week of good hires, <em>Secrets<\/em> grades Trump a <strong>B+.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Democratic pollster John Zogby agreed that Biden&rsquo;s week deserved a D-minus. He also cited the concerns that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/history-of-white-house-transitions-and-inauguration\/\" title=\"History of White House transitions and inauguration\">outgoing president<\/a> is pushing America to the brink of war with Russia over support for Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>But he didn&rsquo;t like many of Trump&rsquo;s choices for Cabinet posts and also graded Trump a D-minus.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">John Zogby<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Biden Grade:<\/span> <strong>D-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Trump Grade:<\/span> <strong>D-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>With a bow to C.S. Lewis, we are two presidents none the wiser.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>President Joe Biden seemed determined to get us into World War III by allowing Ukraine to drop American-made anti-ballistic and anti-personnel weapons into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russia<\/a>. All this does is ensure a much longer war of death and destruction for both sides and further frightens our European allies about Russian anger.<\/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 | 11.22.24 - Trump&rsquo;s Appointments and Disappointments?\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xgISGsV-aPg?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><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>President-elect Donald Trump is hell-bent on causing disruption but some of his choices for Cabinet-level and department heads either have no experience in the fields they oversee or lack the morals and ethics to be anywhere near public service. Americans voted him in but the time to outrage is great theater (I suppose) during the campaign, but civic and civil society must deliver. For me, I don&rsquo;t expect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Cabinet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Cabinet<\/a> heads to be among the best people on Earth, but I also don&rsquo;t expect them to be among the worst, either.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Give Mr. Trump his due. He won. Disruption may be a good thing. But try to do better with these folks. Senators, are you listening?<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-strips-cnn-naked\/\" title=\"Project Veritas Strips CNN Naked\">latest book<\/a>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beyond-Horse-Race-Polls-Should\/dp\/1538197146\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Beyond the Horse Race: How to Read Polls and Why We Should<\/a><\/em>, 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<\/div>\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_1890749\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1890749\"}});<\/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 risks war, Trump stays active<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2372538,"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\/11\/Biden-Amazon-Presser-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,5894,3634,6696,32076],"class_list":["post-2372537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-war","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Biden-Amazon-Presser-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372537","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=2372537"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2372541,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372537\/revisions\/2372541"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2372538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2372537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2372537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2372537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}