‘Does The President Feel Betrayed?’ : Psaki Asked About Joe Manchin
During Monday’s press briefing, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was repeatedly asked about Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) announcement that he would not be voting for President Biden’s Build Back Better Act. Manchin had publicly declared during a Fox News interview the previous day that he would be voting “no” on the “mammoth piece of legislation” and that he had “reservations” on the bill since he had heard about it “five and a half months ago.” In response to Manchin’s announcement, Psaki released a statement claiming that Manchin’s comments were “at odds with his discussions this week with the President,