{"id":570992,"date":"2021-06-22T18:07:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T22:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=570992"},"modified":"2021-06-22T18:07:18","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T22:07:18","slug":"psaki-pushes-back-at-progressive-criticism-of-biden-those-words-are-a-fight-against-the-wrong-opponent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-pushes-back-at-progressive-criticism-of-biden-those-words-are-a-fight-against-the-wrong-opponent\/","title":{"rendered":"Psaki Pushes Back At Progressive Criticism Of Biden: \u2018Those Words Are A Fight Against The Wrong Opponent\u2019"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fpsaki-pushes-back-at-progressive-criticism-of-biden-those-words-are-a-fight-against-the-wrong-opponent%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=570992&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DD907509-3F4C-4794-A3DA-4C86F5A4A82A_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki responded to liberal criticism of President Joe Biden over his inaction on the partisan voting rights legislation heading to the Senate.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">During a Tuesday\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YzV0nKVX-Vg\"><span class=\"s1\">press conference<\/span><\/a>, in a reference to Biden\u2019s campaign messaging, a reporter asked Psaki what the administration thinks is more important for the nation\u2019s soul: getting rid of the filibuster or getting through the voting rights agenda.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Psaki said they \u201cdon\u2019t see it through that prism,\u201d adding that Biden believes that \u201cexpanding access to voting, making it easier for people to vote, should be a fundamental right for the American public across the country and it will be a fight of his presidency long past today.\u201d She went on to describe actions that Biden has taken throughout his career to advocate for voting rights.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Psaki was asked repeatedly about the voting rights bill, including why Biden has not spoken about it on the day when there is a vote on the legislation. She said Biden has spoken about his commitment to expanding access to voting rights \u201ca number of times,\u201d adding that a statement would be released following the vote.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">She was asked about Rep. Jamaal\u00a0Bowman (D-NY) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/06\/22\/psaki-lawmaker-critiques-of-biden-on-voting-rights-a-fight-against-the-wrong-opponent-495517\"><span class=\"s1\">speaking out<\/span><\/a> against Biden earlier Tuesday, saying the president \u201cneeds to be a lot more vocal and a lot more out front.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI would suggest\u2026 those words are a fight against the wrong opponent,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/559624-white-house-pushes-back-on-progressives-saying-biden-doing-too-little?rl=1\">said<\/a> Psaki.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe president is passionate about this issue. He has been passionate through the course of his time in public office. Again, securing a 25-year extension of the Voting Rights Act when, I would note, Strom Thurmond chaired the committee\u2026 He\u2019s absolutely revolted by the wave of anti-voter laws based on the same repeatedly disproven lies that led to an assault on our nation\u2019s capital,\u201d she went on.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Even though Biden has advanced a more radical agenda than many expected out of his campaign, his perceived silence on the voting rights bill might be enough for the more liberal members of his party to turn against him.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bowman is not alone in calls for Biden to take action. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/06\/22\/psaki-lawmaker-critiques-of-biden-on-voting-rights-a-fight-against-the-wrong-opponent-495517\">reported<\/a> by Politico, Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-NY) tweeted Monday, \u201cOur democracy is in crisis and we need @POTUS to act like it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.4925373134328\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our democracy is in crisis and we need <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> to act like it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f5q3vTFFtK\">https:\/\/t.co\/f5q3vTFFtK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mondaire Jones (@MondaireJones) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MondaireJones\/status\/1407013524979716097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">In the past, Biden has vocally denounced voter laws in certain states, spreading inaccurate information about them, but some members of his party seem to be getting tired of his lack of discussion surrounding the current federal legislation.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-endorses-moving-mlb-all-star-game-out-of-georgia-lauds-athletes-using-sports-to-push-politics\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a> in April, \u201cBiden endorsed moving Major League Baseball\u2019s July All-Star game out of Georgia in retaliation for Georgia\u2019s new election laws.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI think today\u2019s professional athletes are acting incredibly responsibly. I would strongly support them [moving the all-star game out of Atlanta],\u201d Biden told ESPN\u2019s Sage Steele. \u201cPeople look to them. They\u2019re leaders.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cLook at what\u2019s happened with the NBA, as well. Look what\u2019s happened across the board. The very people who are victimized the most are the people who are the leaders in these various sports, and it\u2019s just not right,\u201d Biden continued. \u201cThis is Jim Crow on steroids what they\u2019re doing in Georgia and 40 other states.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe president then went on to repeat false claims that the new law prohibited food and drink at polling places and mandated the polls close at 5 p.m.,\u201d The Daily Wire noted.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cImagine passing a law saying you cannot provide water or food for someone standing in line to vote? Can\u2019t do that? Come on,\u201d Biden said. \u201cOr you\u2019re going to close a polling place at five o\u2019clock when working people just get off? This is all about keeping working folks and ordinary folks that I grew up with from being able to vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki responded to liberal criticism of President Joe Biden over his inaction on the partisan voting rights legislation heading to the Senate.\u00a0During a Tuesday\u00a0press conference, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2281030,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DD907509-3F4C-4794-A3DA-4C86F5A4A82A_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Psaki Pushes Back At Progressive Criticism Of Biden: \u2018Those Words Are A Fight Against The Wrong Opponent\u2019","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-570992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DD907509-3F4C-4794-A3DA-4C86F5A4A82A_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Psaki Pushes Back At Progressive Criticism Of Biden: \u2018Those Words Are A Fight Against The Wrong Opponent\u2019","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570992","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=570992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570992\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2281030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=570992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=570992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=570992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}